1986 in Colombia

none 1986Events of 1986 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Belisario Betancur (1982–1986) Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986–1990) Vice President: N/AThe 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 Colombian conflict. Massacre of Trujillo. 2 October 2019 Masacre de Trujillo https://rutasdelconflicto.com/masacres/trujillo 5 November 2024 Rutas del Conflicto es 23 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240523215932/https://rutasdelconflicto.com/masacres/trujillo live January 19th of April Movement (M-19) guerillas ambush a National Army truck in Silvia, Cauca, killing several soldiers and taking three hostages. This triggers weeks long fighting in the department. 1986-03-03 1986: ¿GUERRA TOTAL? https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/1986-guerra-total/7432-3/ 5 November 2024 Semana spanish February Fighting continues in the Cauca Department. March 9 March – The 1986 Colombian parliamentary election is held. 13 March – M-19 leader Álvaro Fayad is killed in a military operation. May 25 May – The 1986 Colombian presidential election is held. thumb|Saint John Paul II in Medellín (5 July 1986) July 1-7 July – Saint John Paul II visits Colombia.Rojas Juan Carlos 2017-08-08 Los días blancos del santo Juan Pablo II en Colombia https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/religion/recuerdos-de-la-visita-de-juan-pablo-ii-a-colombia-117412 2024-11-05 El Tiempo spanish 2023-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20231208224348/https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/religion/recuerdos-de-la-visita-de-juan-pablo-ii-a-colombia-117412 live Apostolic Journey to Colombia - Island of Saint Lucia (July 1-8, 1986) John Paul II https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/travels/1986/travels/documents/trav_colombia.html 5 November 2024 Vatican.va 10 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240810030951/https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/travels/1986/travels/documents/trav_colombia.html live October 22 October – 1986 Copa Libertadores finals: The first leg of the finals between Argentine club River Plate and Colombian club América de Cali is held at the Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali. América de Cali looses 1-2. 29 October – 1986 Copa Libertadores finals: The second leg of the finals is held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. América de Cali looses 0-1. November 16 November – Señorita Colombia 1986 is held. December 17 December – Pablo Escobar's Medellín cartel murders El Espectador director and journalist Guillermo Cano Isaza. In the following 24 hours, the Colombian press at large protested his murder by not airing any radio or television news nor printing any print media.Silence or Death in Mexico's Press https://cpj.org/reports/2010/09/silence-death-mexico-press-ronderos/ 2024-11-05 Committee to Protect Journalists en-US 2024-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20240415160201/https://cpj.org/reports/2010/09/silence-death-mexico-press-ronderos/ live Uncertain The Central Union of Workers is founded. The Children's Museum of Bogotá is founded. The Colegio Cristiano El-Shaddai is founded in Barranquilla. Births 28 January – Miguel Uribe Turbay, politician. 10 February – Radamel Falcao, footballer. 25 April – Juan Sebastián Cabal, tennis player.Juan Sebastian Cabal https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/C834/overview atptour.com Association of Tennis Professionals 2024-11-05 2019-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20191218185340/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/-/C834/overview live 30 September – Cristián Zapata, footballer. 18 December – Jery Sandoval, actress, model, and singer Víctor Hugo Moreno Mina, activist. Deaths 31 January – Clímaco Sarmiento, musician and songwriter (b. 1916).https://www.radionacional.co/cultura/climaco-sarmiento-el-aguerrido-clarinetista-de-soplaviento Clímaco Sarmiento, el aguerrido clarinetista de Soplaviento Clímaco Sarmiento, the fierce clarinetist from Soplaviento es Radio Nacional de Colombia Luis Daniel Vega 2016-06-21 2025-12-03 13 March – Álvaro Fayad, M-19 guerilla leader (b. 1946). 2 April – Ramón Ropaín, pianist and bandleader (b.1916).https://www.radionacional.co/musica/bandas-colombianas/el-centenario-no-oficial-de-ramon-ropain El centenario "no oficial" de Ramón Ropaín The "unofficial" centenary of Ramón Ropaín es Radio Nacional de Colombia 2020-12-13 2026-04-05 17 December – Guillermo Cano Isaza, journalist (b. 1925). See also Colombian withdrawal from the 1986 FIFA World Cup Notes n References External links Colombia collapsed 1986 in collapsed Category:1986 in Colombia Category:1986 by country Category:1980s in Colombia Category:Years of the 20th century in Colombia Category:1986 in South America