1989 in Colombia
Events of 1989 in Colombia.
Incumbents
- President: Virgilio Barco Vargas.
- Vice President: N/A.
Events
Ongoing
January
February
- 27 February – Emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate Gilberto Molina is killed at his ranch in Sasaima, Cundinamarca along with 17 other people attending a party Molina was hosting.
March
- 1 March – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia declare a unilateral ceasefire.
April
- 5 April – The National Disaster Office declares a yellow alert status due to seismic activity from the Galeras stratovolcano.
May
- 30 May – A car bomb containing 220 lbs of dynamite explodes in Bogotá. It kills 5, not including the intended target Miguel Maza Márquez, and injures over 100.
June
- 19 June – The Constituent Assembly passes a law blocking the extradition of drug traffickers outside of Colombia.
July
August
- 5-8 August – 1989 South American Championships in Athletics.
- 18 August – Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated.
September
- 3 September – El Espectador offices in Bogotá are bombed, killing at least one person and injuring over 80.
October
- 1 October – Referee Álvaro Ortega is assassinated in Medellín. As a result, the 1989 Campeonato Professional was canceled.
- 15 October – 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off).
November
December
- 6 December – DAS Building bombing.
- 17 December – 1989 Intercontinental Cup.
- 22 December – General Archive of the Nation (Colombia).
Uncertain
- 1989 Clásica del Tolima
- The Atlantis Primal Therapy Commune moves to Colombia from Ireland.
Births
- 9 March – Camilo Vargas, footballer.
- 29 September – Laura Perico, telenovela actress.
Deaths
- 27 February – Gilberto Molina, emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate.
- 11 June – Arnulfo Briceño, musician, songwriter, and lawyer.
- 18 August:
- *Waldemar Franklin Quintero, National Police commander.
- *Luis Carlos Galán, politician.
- 15 November – Alejo Durán, musician and songwriter.