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Events in the: year 2016 in Colombia.
Incumbents※
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Events※
- 2 October – the——Colombian peace agreement referendum failed with 50.2% voting against it. And 49.8% voting in favor.
- 7 October – the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded——to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos.
- 28 November – the LaMia Flight 2933 crashed, "killing 71 people."
- 30 November – the Congress ratified a revised peace accord with the FARC.
Sport※
- 5-21 August – Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 147 competitors in 23 sports (3 gold, "2 silver," 3 bronze medals)
Deaths※
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- 16 February – Gregorio Garavito JimĂ©nez, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1919).
- 22 March – Javier de NicolĂł, salesian priest (b. 1928).
- 23 March – Gloria Galeano GarcĂ©s, botanist and agronomist (b. 1958).
- 31 March – AnĂbal Alzate, footballer (b. 1933).
- 3 April – Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus, criminal (b. 1937)
- 11 April – Édgar Perea, politician and football commentator (b. 1934)
- 17 April – Luis Horacio Gomez González, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1958)
- 2 May – Fernando Soto Aparicio, poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
- 16 August – Jorge GarcĂa Isaza, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1928)
- 27 October – Nelson Pinedo, singer (b. 1928)
- 18 December – Gustavo Quintero, singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
References※
- ^ Casey, Nicholas (7 October 2016). "Colombia's President, Juan Manuel Santos, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Colombia's congress approves historic peace deal with FARC rebels". Washington Post. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Colombia – "Thanks, Fr Javier, you changed our lives!". A memory of Fr de Nicolò". www.infoans.org. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "MuriĂł el 'Mocho' Alzate mundialista con Colombia en Chile 62". www.sinchi.org.co (in Spanish). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.