1951 in Colombia

none September 2024 1951 Events of 1951 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Laureano Gómez (1950–1953). Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (1951–1953).Gómez would step down on 5 November 1951 due to health concerns, leaving Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez as acting president until the 1953 coup. Vice President: N/A.The Office of the Vice President was officially abolished by the 1905 National Constituent Assembly on 28 March 1905, and it was only reinstituted after the ratification of the new 1991 Constitution and filled in the following presidential elections in 1994. Events Ongoing La Violencia. January 8 January – The club Deportes Quindío founded in Armenia. 5–17 January – The very first Vuelta a Colombia is held, beginning in Bogotá on the 5th.On the 17th, Efraín Forero Triviño of Cundinamarca wins. March 25 March – The Colombian government announced import controls on over 2000 items, including cars and other luxuries, to suppress black market trading.https://www.nytimes.com/1951/03/26/archives/colombia-to-devalue-curb-imports-today.html registration Colombia To Devalue, Curb Imports Today New York Times 1951-03-26 2025-09-10 111991482https://www.nytimes.com/1951/04/16/archives/import-ban-unchanged-colombia-sets-new-exchange-rate-of-250-pesos.html registration Import Ban Unchanged; Colombia Sets New Exchange Rate of 2.50 Pesos to $1 New York Times 1951-04-16 2025-09-10 111936964 May 9 May –The 1951 population census of the state of Antioquia is held.1955 Censo de poblacion de Colombia, 1951 (mayo 9). https://labordoc.ilo.org/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=41ILO_INST:41ILO_V1&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&docid=alma991526213402676&lang=en&context=L&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&query=sub,exact,foreign%20investment,AND&mode=advanced&offset=10 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240923205154/https://labordoc.ilo.org/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=41ILO_INST:41ILO_V1&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&docid=alma991526213402676&lang=en&context=L&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&query=sub,exact,foreign%20investment,AND&mode=advanced&offset=10 23 September 2024 22 September 2024 International Labour Organization (ILO) 24 May – La Gran Colombia University founded. June 15 June – Colombian Battalion is deployed to Busan. August 25 August – Ecopetrol is founded as Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos S.A. (English:en Colombian Petroleum Company).Our History http://www.ecopetrol.com.co/english/contenido.aspx?catID=169&conID=36899 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120215185104/https://www.ecopetrol.com.co/english/contenido.aspx?catID=169&conID=36899 15 February 2012 22 September 2024 Ecopetrol September 16 September – 1951 Colombian parliamentary election. October 25 October – The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) disaffiliates Colombia.Tiempo Casa Editorial El Con Pedernera y Di Stéfano liderando: hace 71 años inició 'El Dorado' https://www.futbolred.com/futbol-colombiano/liga-aguila/colombia-hoy-71-anos-del-inicio-de-el-dorado-la-epoca-mas-gloriosa-del-futbol-colombiano-116619 2024-09-23 futbolred.com spanish 28 October – President Gomez is hospitalized after having a heart attack, which leaves him partially paralyzed for the rest of his life.Recorder 19 June 1953 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=HR19530619.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- 2 October 2024 Virginia ChronicleOsher Sofer Douglas https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c9e9d2f4-5404-4c9d-8413-1089c1cd0b7f/content El Pueblo and La Rosca: A Political Dialogue in Colombia, 1944-1958 May 2003 The University of Texas at Austin 84 2 October 2024 November 5 November – Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez becomes acting President of Colombia. Uncertain The 1951 Campeonato Profesional is won by the Millonarios F.C. Births January 6 January – Gustavo Zalamea, artist (d. 2011). February thumb|221x221px|Luis Eduardo Garzon (2015) 6 February – Darío Gómez, musician (d. 2022). 11 February – Luis Eduardo Garzón, politician. March 12 March – Diego Umaña, footballer. 17 March – Carmenza Duque, singer and actress.https://www.elcolombiano.com/cultura/musica/murio-carmenza-duque-cantante-potra-zaina-BG27475316 Murió la cantante colombiana Carmenza Duque, la voz de La potra zaina Colombian singer Carmenza Duque, voice of La potra zaina, has died es El Colombiano 2025-05-22 2025-06-07 April 22 April – José Fernando Castro, lawyer and politician (d. 2008). May 8 May – Ricardo Tobón Restrepo, archbishop of Medellín. 21 May – William Vinasco Chamorro, sports journalist. thumb|212x212px|Carlos Pizarro (1990) June 6 June – Carlos Pizarro Leongómez, politician and guerilla (d. 1990). 18 June – Juan Piña, singer and songwriter.https://www.radionacional.co/musica/artistas-colombianos/los-75-anos-de-juan-pina Los 75 años de Juan Piña 75 years of Juan Piña es Radio Nacional de Colombia Lina Marcela Perez Villegas 2026-06-13 2026-07-01 August 1 August – Constanza Duque, actress. 10 August – Juan Manuel Santos, politician and 32nd President of Colombia. 23 August – Cholo Valderrama, joropo musician and songwriter. 24 August – Hélmer Herrera, drug trafficker (d. 1998). 30 August – Wilson Saoko, musician. September thumb|228x228px|Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2018) 18 September – Poncho Zuleta, vallenato musician. 23 September – Carlos Holmes Trujillo, politician, lawyer, and former Minister of National Defense (d. 2021). 29 September – Andrés Caicedo, writer (d. 1977). October 15 October – Miguel Alfonso Murillo, actor (d. 2017). 28 October – Rodrigo Obregón, actor (d. 2019). November 23 November – Margarita Londoño Vélez, writer (d. 2021). December 31 December – Fernando Jaramillo Paredes, orchestra director and musician (d. 2014). Deaths 9 January – Julio Torres Mayorga, musician and songwriter (b. 1929)https://www.radionacional.co/cultura/julio-torres-90-anos-de-una-promesa-trunca Julio Torres, 90 años de una promesa trunca Julio Torres, 90 years of a promise cut short es Radio Nacional de Colombia 2019-03-25 2025-07-21 8 October – Joaquín Casas Castañeda, politician and former Minister of National Education (b. 1866). unknown date – Cesar Uribe Piedrahita, doctor and writer (b. 1897) Notes n References External links Colombia collapsed 1951 in collapsed Category:1951 in Colombia Category:1951 by country Category:1950s in Colombia Category:Years of the 20th century in Colombia Category:1951 in South America