2023 in Colombia
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – Colombia and Venezuela agrees to reopen the last remaining border that has been previously blocked by authorities due to worsening ties.[1]
- 20 January – A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy.[2]
- 19 January –12 February: 2023 South American U-20 Championship[3]
March
- 28 March – ELN rebels launch homemade mortar shells at a military base in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others.[4]
Predicted and scheduled events
- 14 October: An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.[5]
- 29 October: 2023 Colombian regional elections[6]
Deaths
- 8 January – Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, 57, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Banco (2014–2021) and Ocaña (since 2021).[7]
References
- "Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening". RFI. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "'Help': Colombia rescues sailor adrift in Caribbean 24 days". AP NEWS. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- "Campeonato Sudamericano sub 20 Colombia 2023: fechas y sedes del torneo". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- "Militants kill 9 soldiers in attack on Colombia's military". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)".
- Civil, Registraduría Nacional del Estado. "Elecciones Locales". Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- "Fallece obispo de Ocaña, monseñor Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz" (in Spanish). Episcopal Conference of Colombia. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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