1985 in Colombia

none September 2024 1985 Events of 1985 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Belisario Betancur (1982–1986).Biography of Belisario Betancur Cuartas http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/asiescolombia/presidentes/rc_63.html 20 September 2024 Gobierno de Colombia wsp.presidencia.gov.co es 30 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201230051829/http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/asiescolombia/presidentes/rc_63.html dead 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 Colombian conflict. January 9 January – The Battle of Yarumales ends. 23 January – Teleantioquia launches as a television programadora. February 27 February – Colombia officially recognizes the Shawari Arab Democratic Republic.28 February 1985 Colombia reconoce a la RASD. http://elpais.com/diario/1985/02/28/internacional/478393202_850215.html 20 September 2024 El País 28 February – The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is signed. March 28 March – Satena Airlines Fokker 28, a commercial flight from Bogotá to Florencia, crashes into a mountain near San Vicente de Caguan during a storm, killing all 40 people on board.29 March 1985 AROUND THE WORLD ; 40 Killed in Crash Of a Colombia Airliner https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/29/world/around-the-world-40-killed-in-crash-of-a-colombia-airliner.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524172601/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/29/world/around-the-world-40-killed-in-crash-of-a-colombia-airliner.html 24 May 2015 6 November 2024 The New York Times April 22 April – The Federal Government announces that it has asked its international bank creditors for a $1 billion loan.23 April 1985 Loan Sought By Colombia https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/23/business/loan-sought-by-colombia.html?searchResultPosition=1 subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20240920221132/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/23/business/loan-sought-by-colombia.html?searchResultPosition=1 20 September 2024 20 September 2024 The New York Times May 28 May – The Patriotic Union is founded. June 24 June – Guerillas ambush and kill 6 police officer in western Valle del Cauca, 9 others are injured along with 3 civilians.24 June 1985 Colombia Rebels Kill 6 Police https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/24/world/colombia-rebels-kill-6-police.html?searchResultPosition=4 subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20240920221906/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/24/world/colombia-rebels-kill-6-police.html?searchResultPosition=4 20 September 2024 20 September 2024 The New York Times July 24 July – A Colombian Air Force cargo plane that was acting as a commercial passenger plane during a pilot's strike crashes near Leticia during a rainstorm, killing the estimated 80 people who were on board.25 July 1985 COLOMBIAN PLAN DOWN IN JUNGLE https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/25/world/colombian-plan-down-in-jungle.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20171122185353/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/25/world/colombian-plan-down-in-jungle.html 22 November 2017 6 November 2024 The New York Times August 11 August – Teleantioquia launches as a television channel, becoming the first regional channel in Colombia.https://issuu.com/hmauriciogomez/docs/caracol_50 La televisión en Colombia, 50 años: Una historia para el futuro Caracol Televisión 2004 958-96587-5-X Bogotá 57 es Las imágenes de la otra Colombia 20 September 2024 30 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241130214810/https://issuu.com/hmauriciogomez/docs/caracol_50 dead 28 August – 19th of April Movement (M-19) leader Iván Marino Ospina is killed by the military.27 Hours That Shook Bogota https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/11/13/27-hours-that-shook-bogota/df179624-949a-4a89-8252-ad4ceae28c6f/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180615210746/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/11/13/27-hours-that-shook-bogota/df179624-949a-4a89-8252-ad4ceae28c6f/ 15 June 2018 20 September 2024 The Washington Post 29 August – The José María Córdova International Airport opens in Rionegro, Antioquia, near Medellín. September 11 September – Armero tragedy: Volcanologists warn of activity from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.Global Volcanism Program Report on Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) — September 1985 https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.SEAN198509-351020 2024-09-20 volcano.si.edu en 10.5479/si.gvp.sean198509-351020 subscription October 17 October – First leg of the 1985 Copa Libertadores finals. 22 October – Second leg of the 1985 Copa Libertadores finals. 24 October – Play-off of the 1985 Copa Libertadores finals. thumb|A Colombian Police Bell 212 deploying troops on the roof during the Palace of Justice siege November 6–7 November – Palace of Justice siege: 98 people, 11 law enforcement personnel, 33 guerillas, and 43 civilians, are killed when M-19 Movement members take over the Palace of Justice and take 300 hostages, planning to hold a trial against president Betancur in retaliation for the killing of Iván Marino Ospina.The dead included 11 of the Supreme Court magistrates. thumb|226x226px|Buildings destroyed by mudflows during the Armero tragedy13 November – Armero tragedy: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in the Tolima Department, causing mudflows, landslides, and debris flows to rip through the towns surrounding it. The town of Armero in particular is heavily affected. At least 23,000 people die, including 20,000 of the 29,000 residents of Armero. Property damage is assessed to be around one billion dollars, a fifth of Colombia's 1985 GDP. The disaster sparks outrage against the government for perceived mismanagement in the relief efforts and neglect leading up to the disaster. December 9 December – The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán is established in San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá. Births 9 July – Gustavo Dávila, footballer (d. 2014). 27 July – Juan Patiño (footballer, born 1985) Juan Patiño es Juan Patiño, footballer. Deaths 23 July – Tulio Manuel Castro Gil es, judge (b. 1943). 17 August – Luis Carlos González, poet and lyricist (b. 1908).https://www.radionacional.co/musica/artistas-colombianos/luis-carlos-gonzalez-artista-de-la-semana-en-radio-nacional-de-colombia Luis Carlos González: 40 años sin el poeta de "La ruana" 40 years without the poet of "La ruana" es Radio Nacional de Colombia Daniel Mondragón 2025-08-10 2026-07-21 23 August – Carlos Correa (artist) Carlos Correa es Carlos Correa (artista), artist (b. 1912). 7 November: Alfonso Reyes Echandía, then president of the Supreme Court of Colombia (b. 1932). Alfonso Patiño Rosselli, jurist and diplomat (b. 1923). Andrés Almarales, M-19 Movement leader (b. 1935). Fanny González Franco, first female Supreme Court of Colombia justice and lawyer (b. 1934). Luis Otero Cifuentes, politician and M-19 guerilla (b. 1943). 16 November – Omayra Sánchez, infamous Armero tragedy victim and subject of World Press Photo of the Year 1986 (b. 1972). 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