1998 in Colombia

none 1998 September 2024 Events of 1998 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Ernesto Samper (1994–7 August 1998). Andrés Pastrana Arango (7 August 1998 – 2002). Vice President: Carlos Lemos Simmonds (1997–7 August 1998). Gustavo Bell (7 August 1998 – 2002). Events January 11–12 January – Hundreds of non-inmates, mostly visitors, are inside San Isidro prison in Popayan, Cauca during a prison protest over living conditions, including overcrowding. Many are relatives and loved ones of inmates voluntarily staying as a part of the protest, but others have been taken hostage. On the 11th, 18 of those taken hostage are released.12 January 1998 Hundreds held hostage in Colombia prison http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9801/12/colombia/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20070115083104/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9801/12/colombia/ 15 January 2007 4 September 2024 CNN February 4 February – Amnesty International announces the closure of its Bogotá office after recent threats. 25 February – Víctor Carranza, known as the “emerald czar” is arrested.1999 HRW World Report 1999: Colombia: Human Rights Developments https://www.hrw.org/legacy/worldreport99/americas/colombia.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240424025132/https://www.hrw.org/legacy/worldreport99/americas/colombia.html 24 April 2024 3 September 2024 Human Rights Watch (HRW) 27 February – The director of the Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights of Antioquia (es Comité Permanente por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Antioquia) Jesús María Valle Jaramillo is shot and killed in his office in Medellín.Colombia:Human rights defenders under increasing attack: Human rights defenders network update https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/amnesty/1998/en/23758 2024-09-04 Refworld en March 8 March – The 1998 parliamentary election are held. The Liberal Party wins a majority in the Chamber, 84 of the 161 seats, and a plurality in the Senate, 48 of the 102 seats. April 28 April – Men claiming to be members of the Peasant Self-Defense Group of Córdoba and Urabá (ACCU) kidnap 6 previously displaced men in Bello, Antioquia, killing at least 4 (the other 2 being 'disappeared'). May 194x194px|thumb|right|1998 presidential election second round results by Department #ff0000 Won by Horacio Serpa#0000ff Won by Andres Pastrana 16 May – Barrancabermeja massacre.Masacre de Barrancabermeja, mayo de 1998 - Rutas del Conflicto https://rutasdelconflicto.com/masacres/barrancabermeja-mayo-1998 23 July 2024 rutasdelconflicto.com 2 October 2019 Spanish 19 May – The Twentieth Brigade of the Colombian army is suspended, pending reorganization. This was after the government publicly connected them to the 1995 murder of Álvaro Gómez Hurtado. 31 May – The 1998 presidential election is held; Horacio Serpa of the Liberal Party wins the plurality (34.78%) over the Great Alliance for Change's Andrés Pastrana Arango, but, since no one candidate earns a majority, it goes to a second round. June 21 June – The second round of the 1998 presidential election is held; Andrés Pastrana Arango of the Great Alliance for Change wins with a 50.34% majority over the Liberal Party's Horacio Serpa. 26 June – The Colombia national football team plays England during the group stage (G) of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in Lens, France. England beats Colombia 2 to 0, which knocks Colombia out of the running.Gill Stephen 2018-05-16 Colombia's 1998 World Cup https://colombiareports.com/colombias-1998-world-cup/ 2024-09-04 Colombia News Colombia Reports en July 10 July – Caracol Televisión and RCN Televisión are both launched as television networks. August 7 August – Andrés Pastrana Arango is inaugurated as the 30th president of Colombia. September 15 September – Liberal Party congressman Jorge Humberto González Noreña is assassinated. 15 September 1998 Asesinado Presidente de Comisión VII de la Cámara Chairman of Committee VII of the House Assassinated https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-819134 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240904201913/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-819134 4 September 2024 4 September 2024 El Tiempo es-CO October 18 October – Machuca Massacre. November 3–5 November – Siege of Mitú. December December – Air Force pilots drop cluster bombs on Santo Domingo, Norte de Santander, killing 17, including 5 children, and wounding 30.15 January 2003 From Reuters 1998 Bombing Cited as U.S. Decertifies Unit In Colombia https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/15/world/1998-bombing-cited-as-us-decertifies-unit-in-colombia.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20171226174747/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/15/world/1998-bombing-cited-as-us-decertifies-unit-in-colombia.html 26 December 2017 4 September 2024 The New York Times Section A, Page 7 8 December – Villanueva Massacre. 13 December – Santo Domingo massacre.13 December 2022 Masacre de Santo Domingo https://www.justiciaypazcolombia.com/masacre-de-santo-domingo-3/ 6 September 2024 Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz de Colombia es-COMasacre de Santo Domingo, Arauca https://rutasdelconflicto.com/masacres/santo-domingo-arauca 6 September 2024 Rutas del Conflicto 2 October 2019 es Births thumb|160x160px|Anthony Zambrano in 2019 January 17 – Anthony Zambrano, sprinter.Anthony José ZAMBRANO https://worldathletics.org/athletes/colombia/anthony-jos%C3%A9-zambrano-14662993 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230103213502/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/colombia/anthony-jos%C3%A9-zambrano-14662993 3 January 2023 3 September 2024 World Athletics Deaths 14 February – Manuel Pérez, National Liberation Army (ELN) leader (b. 1943). 27 February – Jesús María Valle Jaramillo, human rights advocate. 15 September – Jorge Humberto González Noreña, politician and then congressmen. 28 September – Julio de la Ossa, vallenato accordionist (b. 1936)https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-844282 Se fue Julito de la Ossa es El Tiempo 1998-09-29 2025-04-23 References External links Human Rights Watch World Report 1999: Colombia U.S. Department of State: Colombia Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998 Colombiacollapsed 1998 in collapsed Category:1998 in Colombia Category:1998 by country Category:1990s in Colombia Category:Years of the 20th century in Colombia Category:1998 in South America