2014 in Colombia

none 2014 The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Juan Manuel Santos (2010 – 2018). Vice President: Angelino Garzón (2010 – 7 August 2014). Germán Vargas Lleras (7 August 2014 – 2017). Events Ongoing Colombian conflict Colombian peace process March March–June – 2014 El Carmen de Bolívar illness outbreak: over 600 teenage girls and women in El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar Department developed medically unexplained symptoms, including fainting, twitching, and loss of consciousness. Media and residents suggested the symptoms resulted from HPV vaccines, but the event is concluded to be an instence of mass psychogenic illness by medical professionals and president Juan Manuel Santos.Simas Clarissa Munoz Nubia Arregoces Leonardo Larson Heidi J. 2018-09-07 HPV vaccine confidence and cases of mass psychogenic illness following immunization in Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363158/ Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 15 1 163–166 10.1080/21645515.2018.1511667 2164-5515 6363158 30118381 9 March – 2014 Colombian parliamentary election: President Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority of seats in Congress, while former President Álvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-elections-congress-idUSBREA280NF20140310 Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress Reuters 9 March 2014 10 January 2015 May 18 May – 2014 Fundación bus fire: A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.https://time.com/104320/in-colombia-31-children-perish-in-bus-inferno/ 31 Children Die in Colombian Bus Inferno 19 May 2014 10 January 2015 25 May – 2014 Colombian presidential election: the first round of the presidential election is held. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga of the Democratic Centre wins a plurality of votes; with no candidate winning a majority of the votes, the election goes to a second round.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-election-idUSBREA4O01V20140526 Colombia's Santos hurt in election first round, faces tough battle Reuters 26 May 2014 10 January 2015 June 15 June – 2014 Colombian presidential election: the second round of the presidential election is held, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.https://www.voanews.com/a/colombias-presidential-vote-referendum-on-peace/1937250.html Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term 15 June 2014 10 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617091457/http://www.voanews.com/content/colombias-presidential-vote-referendum-on-peace/1937250.html 17 June 2014 live August 7 August – Second inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos: Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as the 32nd President of Colombia.7 August 2014 Comienza el segundo mandato de Juan Manuel Santos en Colombia https://www.bbc.com/mundo/ultimas_noticias/2014/08/140807_ultnot_colombia_santos_asume_jgc 9 April 2023 BBC September 29 September–4 October – 2014 Claro Open Cali tennis tournament occurs in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department. November 17 November – Miss Colombia 2014: the 62nd edition of the Miss Colombia pageant is held in Cartagena; Ariadna Gutiérrez of Sucre Department is crowned as the winner. November 18, 2014 Ser reina es un sueño de las mujeres del país: Señorita Colombia https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-14846516 December 28, 2021 El Tiempo spanish 30 November – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they had recently captured.https://www.foxnews.com/world/colombian-rebels-free-captured-general/ Colombian rebels free captured general Fox News 30 November 2014 10 January 2015 Music List of number-one songs of 2014 (Colombia) Deaths 18 September – Enrique Díaz, 69, accordionist and songwriterhttps://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/musica/murio-el-juglar-vallenato-enrique-diaz-tovar/ Murió el juglar vallenato Enrique Díaz Tovar Enrique Díaz Tovar, the vallenato juglar, has died es El Espectador 2014-09-18 2025-04-29 13 December – Crescencio Camacho, 96, singer and songwriterhttps://www.eluniversal.com.co/cultural/2014/12/14/fallecio-crescencio-camacho-una-voz-para-siempre/ Falleció Crescencio Camacho, una voz para siempre Crescencio Camacho, a voice for eternity, has died es El Universal 2014-12-14 2025-09-22 References External links Colombia 2014 in Colombia Category:Years of the 21st century in Colombia Category:2010s in Colombia Colombia