2015 in Colombia

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See also:
  • Other events of 2015
  • Timeline of Colombian history

Events of 2015 in Colombia.

Incumbents

  • President: Juan Manuel Santos
  • Vice President: Germán Vargas Lleras

Events

January

  • 10 January – Reinado Internacional del Café 2015.
  • 25 January – Miss Colombia 2013 Paulina Vega is crowned Miss Universe 2014.[1]

February

  • 22 February – The 2015 Pan American Cross Country Cup is held in Barranquilla.

March

  • 10 March – 2015 Santander earthquake.

April

  • 12 April – The Attorney General announces that there are 22 open investigations against Army generals concerning false positive killings during an event honoring its victims.[2]

May

  • 18 May – 2015 Colombian landslide.

June

  • 18-22 June – The 2015 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships are held in Cali.

July

  • 15-19 July – The 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics are held in Cali.

August

  • 2-15 August – 2015 Vuelta a Colombia.
  • 4 August – 2015 Colombia helicopter crash.
  • 19 August – 2015 Colombia–Venezuela migrant crisis: 3 Venezuelan soldiers are injured from gunfire on the border with Venezuela.
  • 20 August – 2015 Colombia–Venezuela migrant crisis: Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro declares a state of emergency.

September

  • 12 September– 2015 Colombia–Venezuela migrant crisis: Both Colombia and Venezuela send moving troops and armored vehicles to their shared border.

October

  • 25 October – 2015 Colombian regional and municipal elections

November

  • 16 November – Miss Colombia 2015.

December

  • 22 December – Medical marijuana is legalized.[3]

Births

Deaths

  • 18 November – Calixto Ochoa, 81, accordionist and songwriter[4]

References

  1. ^ Staff, The City Paper (2015-01-26). "Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ "COLOMBIA 2015 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT". Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 (PDF). United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. p. 2.
  3. ^ Buckley, Ed (2015-12-23). "New regulations make medical marijuana fully legal in Colombia". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  4. ^ Carlos Galilea (2015-12-02), "Calixto Ochoa, rey de la música vallenata", El País (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-04-21


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