1988 in Colombia
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Incumbents
[edit]- President: Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986–1990).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 15 January – Manuel Gustavo Chacón is assassinated.
- 25 January – Carlos Mauro Hoyos is kidnapped.
February
[edit]- 22 February – 17 citizens of the town of Piñalito, Hulia are killed by armed men, including children.[1]
March
[edit]- 4 March – The Masacre de las fincas Honduras y La Negra.
- 17 March – Avianca Flight 410 crashes in Cúcuta.
April
[edit]- 3 April – The Masacre de La Mejor Esquina.
May
[edit]- 29 May – Álvaro Gómez Hurtado is kidnapped by M-19 guerillas.[2]
June
[edit]- 8-19 June – The Vuelta a Colombia 1988.
July
[edit]- 20 July – Álvaro Gómez Hurtado is released.[2]
August
[edit]- 30 August – The Masacre de El Tomate.
September
[edit]- 17-18 September – The Concert of Concerts is held in the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá.
October
[edit]- 10 October – Hurricane Joan–Miriam forms.
November
[edit]- 11 November – The Masacre de Segovia.
December
[edit]- 14 December – The University of the Pacific is founded.
Births
[edit]- 26 May – Juan Cuadrado, footballer.
Deaths
[edit]- 25 January – Carlos Mauro Hoyos, jurist and politican (b. 1939).
- 21 July – Pacho Galán, musician (b. 1906).
- 4 August – Ofelia Uribe de Acosta, suffragist (b. 1900).
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Office of the Vice President was officially abolished by the 1905 National Constituent Assembly on 28 March 1905, and it was only reinstituted after the ratification of the new 1991 Constitution and filled in the following presidential elections in 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ Zarta Vélez, Liza Mayerly (9 May 2019). "Piñalito, memoria de un pueblo". Periódico del Meta. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b "1988-Álvaro Gómez, secuestrado por el M-19". El Espectador. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
External links
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