2026 in Colombia
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List of events, including those predicted and scheduled, of 2026 in Colombia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Gustavo Petro (2022–present).
- Vice President: Francia Márquez (2022–present).
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Colombia assumes a two-year non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.[1]
- 3 January – President Petro orders the mobilization of security forces along the Colombia–Venezuela border in response to the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela.[2]
- 6 January – The ELN abducts five police officers from a bus in the Catatumbo region. They are released on 19 January.[3]
- 10 January – A Piper PA-31 Navajo crashes in Paipa, Boyacá Department, killing all six occupants, including singer Yeison Jiménez.[4]
- 17 January –
- At least 27 people are killed in clashes between rival FARC dissident groups in El Retorno, Guaviare Department.[5]
- Two freight wagons detach and roll into streets in Duitama, Boyaca Department, killing one person.[6]
- 20 January – President Petro issues a decree reducing the wages of members of the Congress of Colombia by 30%, citing fiscal issues.[7]
- 22 January – Colombia announces a 30% tariff on unspecified imports from Ecuador and suspends sales of electricity to the latter country in retaliation for Quito imposing a 30% tariff on Colombian goods the previous day.[8]
- 28 January – SATENA Flight 8895, a Beechcraft 1900 operated by SATENA, crashes near Ocaña, Norte de Santander, on its way from Cúcuta, killing all 15 people on board including congressman Diógenes Quintero.[9]
- 29 January – The government issues a decree restricting the importation of drones, citing their usage in attacks by armed anti-state forces.[10]
February
[edit]- 4 February – Seven ELN rebels are killed in a military operation near the Venezuelan border.[11]
- 5 February –
- The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on three Colombians accused of recruiting mercenaries for the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).[12]
- Santiago Gallon Henao, a suspect in the 1994 killing of football player Andrés Escobar, is shot dead in Mexico.[13]
- Six people are killed in a methane explosion at the Mata Siete coal mine in Guacheta.[14]
- 6–22 February – Colombia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 6 February – Two people are killed while four others are reported missing following an ambush on a convoy of senator Jairo Castellanos in Arauca Department.[15]
- 10 February –
- President Petro announces that he had survived an assassination attempt along with his daughters aboard a helicopter.[16]
- Senator Aida Quilcue and two bodyguards are briefly abducted from their vehicle in Cauca Department.[17]
- At least 22 people are reported killed in flooding across four northern departments.[18]
- 16 February – The Search Unit for Disappeared Persons announces the discovery and identification of the remains of Catholic priest turned ELN leader Camilo Torres Restrepo, who was killed fighting the military in 1966.[19]
- 20 February – The ELN declares a unilateral ceasefire to allow for the holding of the 2026 Colombian parliamentary election on 8 March.[20]
Scheduled
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Pereira (1984–1987), bishop of Málaga–Soatá (1987–2001) and of Buga (2001–2012).[23]
- 5 January – Bonifacio Ávila, 75, Olympic boxer (1972).[24]
- 9 January – Beatriz González, 93, painter, sculptor, critic, curator, and art historian.[25]
- 10 January – Yeison Jiménez, 34, música popular singer and songwriter.[4]
- 15 January – Dogardisc, champeta singer and songwriter.[26]
- 28 January – Diógenes Quintero, 36, lawyer, human rights defender, and politician.[9]
- 21 February – Liliana Angulo Cortés, 51, visual artist and academic, director of the National Museum of Colombia (since 2024).[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "DRC, Liberia among five new non-permanent UN Security Council members". Africanews. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Colombia braces with alarm after Maduro's removal in Venezuela by US". Al Jazeera. 2026-01-03. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ "Colombia's ELN rebels free 5 police officers as they push for national accord". AP News. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ a b ""La avioneta despegó": Aerocivil aclaró detalles del accidente en que murió Yeison Jiménez" ["The aircraft took off": Aerocivil has clarified details of the accident in which Yeison Jiménez died], El Espectador (in Spanish), 2026-01-11, retrieved 2026-01-11
- ^ "Clashes in Colombia between rival rebel groups kill 27 people". Al Jazeera. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "Tren se descarriló en Duitama y arrolló varios vehículos: mujer embarazada murió y hay heridos". Blu Radio (in Spanish). 17 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Colombia slashes wages for its legislators as public spending balloons ahead of election". AP News. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ "Ecuador, Colombia ramp up trade war with tit-for-tat energy levies". France 24. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ a b "Ecuador, Colombia ramp up trade war with tit-for-tat energy levies". France 24. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ "Colombia restricts import of drones used in explosives attacks". France 24. 2026-01-30. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "Strike kills guerrillas as US, Colombia agree to target narco bosses". France 24. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "UK hits 'Sudan's war machine' with new sanctions". Radio Dabanga. 2026-02-05. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Suspect in murder of Colombian footballer Escobar killed in Mexico". France 24. 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Rescuers recover bodies of miners trapped in Colombia coal mine". AP News. 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Senator's motorcade attacked in Colombia: guards killed". Ukrainian National News. 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Colombian President Petro says 'escaped being killed' in assassination plot". Al Jazeera. 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Colombian senator kidnapped, president targeted in election run-up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. AFP. 11 February 2026.
- ^ "'We've lost everything': Colombia floods kill 22". France 24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Remains of Colombian priest-turned-guerrilla identified six decades later". France 24. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Colombia's ELN rebels declare a unilateral ceasefire ahead of key congressional elections". AP News. 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Quintero, Santiago Cifuentes (2025-03-06). "Registrador reveló el calendario para las elecciones del 2026: cuándo se elegirán congresistas y Presidente". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ "Leftist ex-rebel fighter and businessman head to Colombia runoff". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ "Monseñor Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, obispo manizaleño, falleció a los 89 años". La Patria. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Romero, Pablo (January 5, 2026). "Luto en el boxeo colombiano por la muerte del legendario 'Bony' Ávila". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ "Falleció Beatriz González, creadora de "Auras Anónimas", obra fundamental del espacio público colombiano" [Beatriz González, creator of "Auras Anónimas", fundamental work of the Colombian public space, has died]. Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (in Spanish). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Murió Dogardisc, reconocido cantante de champeta, ¿qué le pasó?" [Dogardisc, renowned champete singer, has died, what happened?], El Colombiano (in Spanish), 2026-01-16, retrieved 2026-01-18
- ^ "Murió Astrid Liliana Angulo, directora del Museo Nacional de Colombia". El Tiempo. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
