2014 in Colombia

Incumbents

• President: Juan Manuel Santos .
• President of Brazil|Vice President]:
• * Angelino Garzón.
• * Germán Vargas Lleras.

Events

March

• 9 March – President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.

May

• 18 May – A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.
• 25 May – Colombian [presidential election, 2014|Voters in Colombia] go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.

June

• 15 June – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.

August

• 8 August – Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.

November

• 30 November – FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.

Deaths

• 18 September – Enrique Díaz, 69, accordionist and songwriter
• 13 December – Crescencio Camacho, 96, singer and songwriter