2007 in Colombia

none 2007 The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Álvaro Uribe Vélez Vice President: Francisco Santos Calderón Events January 15 January – Colombian police arrest Eugenio Montoya, also known as Don Hugo, suspected of being a leader of the Norte del Valle syndicate, which is described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the “most powerful and violent drug-trafficking organization in Colombia”.http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Colombia-police-nab-suspected-drug-chief/2007/01/16/1168709741547.html Colombia police nab suspected drug chief 16 January 2007 14 January 2015 February 15 February – Six Colombian legislators are arrested due to alleged links to paramilitary groups, including Senator Álvaro Araújo, the brother of Foreign Minister María Consuelo Araújo.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6367441.stm Colombian politician is arrested 16 February 2007 14 January 2015 19 February – Colombian foreign minister María Consuelo Araújo resigns days after the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo, in the country's ongoing para-political scandal. President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appoints Fernando Araújo as the new Minister.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6376359.stm Colombian foreign minister quits 19 February 2007 14 January 2015 March 23 March – Jorge Noguera, former Colombian intelligence chief, is freed from prison following a ruling by an appeals court after having been jailed last month for collaborating with right wing militia.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6490673.stm Colombia's ex-spy chief released 24 March 2007 14 January 2015 April 26 April – A nationwide mid-morning power outage hits Colombia; government sources discount guerrilla activity and blame a technical fault.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6597269.stm Nationwide blackout hits Colombia 27 April 2007 14 January 2015 May 9 May – At least nine Colombian policemen are killed, and six others injured, from a bomb planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Santander Department.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6641305.stm Colombian rebels kill nine police 10 May 2007 14 January 2015 14 May – Jorge Daniel Castro, the head of the Colombian National Police force and Guillermo Chavez, the intelligence chief, resign over an illegal wiretapping scandal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6656445.stm Colombia police chiefs forced out 15 May 2007 14 January 2015 July 10 July – Simón Trinidad, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is found guilty of conspiracy to hold three Americans hostage by a U.S. court.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6286320.stm Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps 9 July 2007 14 January 2015 28 July 28 – Colombia's intelligence chief Andrés Peñate claims FARC rebels accidentally killed 11 politicians it was holding, after running into another rebel unit.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6920941.stm Farc 'killed hostages by mistake' 29 July 2007 14 January 2015 30 July 30 – Juan Manuel Santos, the Defense Minister of Colombia, claims that the military has been infiltrated by FARC and drug gangs.http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=024cd644-15ac-4657-8385-ec3544aca221&k=97801#__federated=1 Colombia admits high-level military corruption 31 July 2007 14 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111705/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=024cd644-15ac-4657-8385-ec3544aca221&k=97801#__federated=1 29 September 2007 dead August 7 August – Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia, Colombian cocaine trafficker boss of the Norte del Valle Cartel is apprehended in Brazil and faces extradition to the United States. The US Government had offered a reward of US$5 million.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-drugs-idUSN0720947420070807 Brazil nabs Colombian drug lord wanted in U.S. Reuters 7 August 2007 14 January 2015 September 10 September – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, leader of the Norte del Valle cartel and one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, is captured by Colombian authorities.http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/10/colombia.suspect/index.html?eref=rss_world Suspected drug kingpin caught with his pants down 11 September 2007 14 January 2015 October 13 October – At least 20 people die following a landslide at an open pit gold mine near Suarez in the Tolima department.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-mine-idUSN1329387220071013?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews At least 20 killed in Colombian gold mine disaster Reuters 13 October 2007 14 January 2015 Deaths April – Pedro García Díaz, 68–69, singer, songwriter, accordionist, and lawyerhttps://caracol.com.co/radio/2007/04/29/entretenimiento/1177827540_420646.html Murió compositor de vallenatos Pedro García Díaz Vallenato songwriter Pedro García Díaz has died es Caracol Radio 2007-04-29 2025-05-17 2 June – Leonor Buenaventura de Valencia, 93, songwriter and poetTolimenses que dejan huella vol II Ediciones Unibagué Ibagué November 2015 10.35707/tolimenses2 Leonor Buenaventura de Valencia Luz Angela Castaño González 57–81 es 21 June – Elberto López, 56, accordionisthttps://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3606774 Murió Elberto 'El Debe' López, rey vallenato de 1980 Elberto 'El Debe' López, vallenato king in 1980, has died es El Tiempo Oscar Martínez Ortiz 2007-06-22 2025-11-05 18 October – Peregoyo, 90, musician and songwriterhttps://www.radionacional.co/musica/artistas-colombianos/luis-enrique-urbano-tenorio-artista-de-la-semana 15 años sin Peregoyo, abanderado de nuestro folclor pacífico 15 years without Peregoyo, champion of our Pacific folklore es Radio Nacional de Colombia Ana María Noriega Pulgarín 2022-10-17 2026-08-15 References 30em External links Colombia 2007 in Category:2000s in Colombia Category:Years of the 21st century in Colombia Colombia Colombia