2014 in Colombia
The following lists events that happened during 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