1956 in Colombia

Incumbents

• President: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
• Vice President: N/A.

Events

Ongoing

• La Violencia.

January

• 26 January – The Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic is formed.

February

• 5 February – Clashes between the government police and protesters result in the deaths of nine people.

March

• 22 March – The comedy TV show Yo y tú airs for the first time.

June

• 7–24 June – 1956 Vuelta a Colombia
• 24 June – The Colombian Conservative Party and Colombian Liberal Party sign the Pact of Benidorm, an agreement that establishes the National Front.

August

• 7 August – Seven army ammunition trucks filled with dynamite explode in Cali, killing more than 1,000 people.

November

• 22 November – Colombia participates in the Olympics for the fourth time at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Uncertain

• 1956 Campeonato Profesional
• The Cartagena Refinery is built.
• Caritas Colombia is created.