1996 in Colombia

none 1996 August 2024 Events of 1996 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Ernesto Samper (1994–1998). Vice President: Humberto de la Calle (1994–1997). Events January 11 January – José Santacruz, drug lord and member of the Cali Cartel, escapes from La Picota prison in Bogotá.February 1996 One Cali Drug Cartel Leader Escapes Prison, Second Negotiating His Surrender; Colombian President Faces Mounting Accusations of Taking Cartel Money, Resignation Pressure Growing https://www.ndsn.org/FEB96/COLOMBIA.html 31 August 2024 National Drug Strategy Network (NDSN) 30 January – President Samper calls a special Congress into session and admits that money tied to drug trafficking aided his 1994 election campaign, but insists he was deceived. He demands that Congress investigate the situation and himself to determine responsibility.30 January 1996 Colombia's scandal a victory for democracy http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9601/colombia_scandal/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041126200921/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9601/colombia_scandal/index.html 26 November 2004 31 August 2024 CNN February 4 February – LAC Colombia Flight 028: A flight from Líneas Aéreas del Caribe (LAC), a Colombian airline, crashes near a soccer field in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay, killing 4 people on board and 18 people on the ground, mostly children.Loss of control Accident Douglas DC-8-55F HK-3979X, Sunday 4 February 1996 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324527 31 August 2024 Aviation Safety Network (ASN) Flight Safety Foundation March 5 March – Drug lord José Santacruz Londoño is murdered while on the run.1996-08-04 Los ultimos dias de Chepe https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/los-ultimos-dias-de-chepe/28294-3 2019-12-03 Semana es April Juan Carlos Gaviria, brother of former president Caesar Gaviria, is kidnapped by the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Jorge Eliécer Gaitan Alianza (JEGA).30 January 1997 Colombia Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996 https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1996_hrp_report/colombia.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240717005001/https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1996_hrp_report/colombia.html 17 July 2024 31 August 2024 United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor May 7 May – The president of the Patriotic Union (UP) party, Aida Abella, is attacked on the Autopista Norte Highway in Bogotá. Right-wing paramilitary groups and gangs who have conducted campaigns of violence against the UP, previously killing over 3,000 members, are suspected to be responsible. She manages to escape unharmed but flees to Switzerland a week later as a result of further threats to her life.Tiempo Redacción El 1996-05-15 AÍDA ABELLA ESTARÁ TRES MESES FUERA DEL PAÍS POR AUMENTO DE AMENAZAS https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-296347 2024-08-31 El Tiempo spanish June Juan Carlos Gaviria is released by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in exchange for their safe passage to Cuba. 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, Governor of Caqueta, and his driver are murdered by the FARC in Porvenir, El Paujil while attempting to secure the release of kidnapped Congressperson Rodrigo Turbay Cote.Tiempo Redacción El 1996-06-21 LAS FARC ASESINARON AL GOBERNADOR DE CAQUETÁ https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-456682 2024-08-31 El Tiempo spanish Pedro Malagón, member of the Patriotic Union, representative in the Departmental Assembly of Meta, and member of the Meta Civic Committee for Human Rights (es Comité Cívico por los Derechos Humanos del Meta), and his 17 year old daughter Elda Milena Malagón Hernandez are murdered in Villavicencio, Meta following multiple death threats.2007-06-20 Pedro Malagon y Elda Milena Malagón Hernandez https://www.justiciaypazcolombia.com/pedro-malagon-y-elda-milena-malagon-hernandez/ 2026-08-29 Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz es-CO1996-10-14 Colombia: Further information on death threats / fear for safety and new concern: possible extrajudicial execution: Josue Giraldo Cardona https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr23/052/1996/en/ 2026-08-29 Amnesty International en July President Samper signs Law 294, establishing acts of inter-familial violence, such as spousal rape, as crimes and resources/legal recourse for victims. August 16 August – 3 people die and 20 people are injured in a crowd crush trying to get into a Shakira concert in Barranquilla. 18 August 1996 Concert Stampede Kills 3, Injures 20 in Colombia https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/08/18/concert-stampede-kills-3-injures-20-in-colombia/ subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20240831160926/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/08/18/concert-stampede-kills-3-injures-20-in-colombia/ 31 August 2024 31 August 2024 Orlando Sentinel en-US 30 August – Around 500 guerrillas belonging to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People's Army (FARC) attack Las Delicias military base in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo. During the attack, 27 National Army soldiers die, 60 are kidnapped, and 16 are wounded. 12 FARC members are also killed and 25 are injured.Condenan a jefes de las Farc por toma guerrillera FARC leaders sentenced for guerrilla takeover https://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=77040 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170706105048/https://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=77040 6 July 2017 5 September 2024 Ejército Nacional de Colombia es-CO4 June 1998 RECONOCER LAS FALLAS Recognize the Failures http://www.semana.com/cartas/articulo/reconocer-las-fallas/35493-3 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170930001619/http://www.semana.com/cartas/articulo/reconocer-las-fallas/35493-3 30 September 2017 5 September 2024 Semana es-CO September 2 September – President Samper announces that Ecopetrol has discovered oil in Medina, Cundinamarca. 4 January 1997 Resumen 1996 Summary 1996 https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-528504 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240831143142/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-528504 31 August 2024 31 August 2024 El Tiempo es-CO 4 September – The FARC attack a military base in Guaviare, three weeks of guerrilla warfare follow that kills over 130 people.August 2026 16 September over 25,000 residents of Facatativá, Cundinamarca protest over after many received increased energy bills, with rate increases as high as 300%. October 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, the parish priest of Venecia, Cundinamarca is murdered. 13 October – Josué Giraldo Cardona, human rights activist associated with the Patriotic Union and president of the Meta Civic Committee for Human Rights (es Comité Cívico por los Derechos Humanos del Meta) is shot and killed outside his house in Villavicencio, Meta following multiple death threats. November 5 November – The Colombian ambassador to the European Union (EU) resigns after the European Parliament passes a resolution that called for him to step down. This followed controversy over land he claimed as his property, of which 106 families were displaced from by violent paramilitaries earlier in the year. December 31 December – A massacre is carried out by paramilitaries in Dabeiba, Antioquia; killing 11 people, including 2 llocal eaders of the indigenous Nendo people. Births 12 June – Davinson Sánchez, footballer.15 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF 11 June 2019 FIFA 5 22 October – Carlos Ramirez Rozo es, Venezuelan-Colombian footballer.August 2026 Deaths 5 March – José Santacruz, Cali Cartel drug trafficker (b. 1943).August 2026 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, politician, lawyer, and then Governor of Caquetá (b. 1955). Pedro Malagón, politician. 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, priest (b. 1963/1964). 13 October – Josué Giraldo Cardona, human rights activist. References External links Colombiacollapsed 1996 in collapsed Category:1996 in Colombia Category:1996 by country Category:1990s in Colombia Category:Years of the 20th century in Colombia Category:1996 in South America