2011 in Colombia

Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2011; Timeline of Colombian history;

Events in the year 2011 in Colombia.

Incumbents

President: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Events

May

30 May - FARC reportedly killed two mayoral candidates in the municipality of Campamento in the Antioquia department.[1]

October

October - President Santos dissolves National Intelligence Service.[2]

November

4 November - top FARC leader Guillermo León Sáenz aka Alfonso Cano is killed by the Colombian army.[3]
26 November FARC reportedly killed four members of the Colombian Security Forces that were held captive for more than a decade.[4]

Deaths

31 January - Hernán Alvarado Solano, 65, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Born 1946)[5]
9 February - Olga de Angulo, 55, Colombian Olympic swimmer. (Born 1955)[6]
9 February - David Sánchez Juliao, 65, Colombian author. (Born 1945)[7]
24 March - Gloria Valencia de Castaño, 83, Colombian television host, respiratory failure. (Born 1927)[8]
28 March - Sonia Osorio, 83, Colombian ballet dancer and choreographer, respiratory failure. (Born 1928)[9]
5 May - Salomón Hakim, 81, Colombian neurosurgeon, researcher and inventor. (Born 1922)[10]
14 June - Augusto Ramírez Ocampo, 77, Colombian politician, Mayor of Bogotá (1982–1984), Foreign Minister (1984–1986), heart ailment. (Born 1934)[11]
26 July - Joe Arroyo, 55, Colombian singer. (Born 1955)[12]
2 September - Alberto Zalamea Costa, 82, Colombian journalist and politician, Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy. (Born 1929)[13]
5 October - Níver Arboleda, 43, Colombian footballer, heart attack. (Born 1967)[14]
7 October - Julio Mario Santo Domingo, 88, Colombian businessman (Born 1923)[15]
19 October - Édison Chará, 31, Colombian footballer, shot. (Born 1980)[16]
30 October - Boris de Greiff, 81, Colombian chess master. (Born 1930)[17]
1 November - Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (Born 1920)[18]
4 November - Guillermo León Sáenz, 63, revolutionary (Born 1948)[19]
20 November - Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (Born 1938)[20]
23 November - Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa, 76, Colombian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Born 1935)[21]
26 November [es] Libio José Martínez, (Born 1976)

References

Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
"Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
"Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
"Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
"La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.
Espectador, El (2011-03-25). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
"Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
"Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.
"Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
"Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
"Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
"Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
"Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
"Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
"Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia News | Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
"catholic-hierarchy.org".
"archive.ph".

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[1] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[2] "Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[3] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[4] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[5] "Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[6] "Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

[7] "La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.

[8] Espectador, El (2011-03-25). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[9] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.

[10] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.

[11] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.

[12] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.

[13] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.

[14] "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[15] Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[16] "Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.

[17] "Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[18] "Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[19] Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia News | Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[20] "catholic-hierarchy.org".

[21] "archive.ph".

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