1954 in Colombia
Events of 1954 in Colombia.
Incumbents
- President: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
- Vice President: N/A.
Events
Ongoing
January
- 12 January – :The 4th Vuelta a Colombia begins in Bogotá.
- 31 January – : Ramón Hoyos Vallejo wins the 4th Vuelta a Colombia.
May
- 1 May – The first test of television in Colombia is conducted, transmitting signals between Bogotá and Manizales.
- 16 May – The is founded in Bogotá.
June
- 8–9 June – : 11 university students protesting the killing of by the National Police are killed by the Colombian Battalion.
- 11 June –, a military officer and dissident of the Marcos Pérez Jiménez dictatorship, is assassinated in Barranquilla, where he was in exile from his native Venezuela.
- 13 June – Television is officially inaugurated in Colombia.
August
- 15 August – The old Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is inaugurated.
September
- 9 September – The is created.
Uncertain
- The Estadio Departamental Libertad is inaugurated.
Deaths
- 8 June –, 23, University student and activist.