2005 in Colombia

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Events from the year 2005 in Colombia.

Incumbents

President: Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002 – 2010).^[1]^[2]
Vice President: Francisco Santos Calderón (2002 – 2010).^[3]^[4]

Events

January

26 January – Catalina Sandino Moreno becomes the first Colombian to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in Maria Full of Grace as María Álvarez.^[5]

February

21–22 February – San José de Apartadó massacre: Members of the Military of Colombia and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) kill 5 adults and 3 children in the village of San José de Apartadó.^[6]

March

25 March – West Caribbean Airways Flight 9955: A flight between the Providencia and San Andres Islands crashes after it's left engine flames out. The two pilots and 7 of the passengers are killed.^[7]

April

8 April – Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005: An annular version of a total solar eclipse is visible in areas of Colombia.^[8]

May

12 May – Ex-Justice Minister Alberto Santofimio Botero is arrested for the 1989 assassination of Luis Carlos Galán.^[9]^[10]
22 May – Jamundí massacre: The Colombian National Army's High Mountain Battalion kill 10 policemen of the Colombian National Police and a civilian in Jamundí, Valle del Cauca.^{[citation needed]}

June

25 June – The 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army (FARC-EP) fight with National Army Military troops at Teteyé military base; 19 soldiers die, 11 are injured, and one is kidnapped.^[11]

July

24 July – The 55th Vuelta a Colombia begins in Pitalito, Huila.^{[citation needed]}

August

12–21 August – The 15th Bolivarian Games is held in Armenia, Pereira, Cartagena, and Bogotá,^[12] officially opened on the 12th by President Uribe.^[13]
24 August – Vallenato singer Kaleth Morales is killed in a traffic accident at 21 years old.^[14]

September

13 September – Ex-president Julio César Turbay Ayala dies.^[15]

November

14 November – Miss Colombia 2005 is held in Cartagena de Indias; Miss Atlántico Valerie Dominguez wins.^[16]
25 November – The Green Alliance Party of Colombia is founded as the Center Option Party (Spanish: Partido Opción Centro).^[17]

December

The Independent Democratic Pole (PDI) and the Democratic Alternative (AD) merge to form the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA).^[18]
3 December – Ex-senator Jaime Lozada Perdomo is assassinated by the FARC-EP.^[19]

Births

Deaths

24 August – Kaleth Morales, vallenato singer (b. 1984).^[14]
13 September – Julio César Turbay Ayala, president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982 (b. 1916).^[15]
3 December – Jaime Lozada Perdomo, former senator (b. 1949).^[19]

References

^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-317-63940-4.
^ "How President Alvaro Uribe changed Colombia". BBC News. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ Publications, Europa (2002). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. Taylor & Francis. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-85743-138-4.
^ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Scarecrow Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "10 years since massacre at San Jose de Apartadó". ABColombia. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Accident Let L-410UVP-E HK-4146, Saturday 26 March 2005". Flight Safety.org. Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Espenak, Fred. "Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2005 Apr 08 - Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths". NASA Eclipse Web Site. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Ex-Colombia minister faces trial". BBC News. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Colombia ex-justice minister to be charged in death of presidential candidate". JURIST. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "NUEVOS ASEGURADOS POR ATAQUE A BASE DE TETEYÉ". fiscalia.gov.co. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Escenarios (in Spanish), Comité Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos 2005, archived from the original on 19 February 2013, retrieved 22 August 2024
^ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bolaño, Paul (26 August 2005). "Apoteosico Recibimiento a Kaleth Morales #Noticia". El Vallenato.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Julio César Turbay". The Telegraph. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Valerie Domínguez Tarud, del Atlántico, es la nueva Señorita Colombia". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Gonzalez, John Jairo Avellaneda (28 August 2019). "Historia". Partido Alianza Verde (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Alternative Democratic Pole". Colombia Reports. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Former congressman killed in Colombia". The Denver Post. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[1] East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-317-63940-4.

[2] "How President Alvaro Uribe changed Colombia". BBC News. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[Europa-3] Publications, Europa (2002). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. Taylor & Francis. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-85743-138-4.

[4] Kline, Harvey F. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Scarecrow Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.

[Oscars77-5] "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[6] "10 years since massacre at San Jose de Apartadó". ABColombia. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[7] "Accident Let L-410UVP-E HK-4146, Saturday 26 March 2005". Flight Safety.org. Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[8] Espenak, Fred. "Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2005 Apr 08 - Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths". NASA Eclipse Web Site. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[9] "Ex-Colombia minister faces trial". BBC News. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[10] "Colombia ex-justice minister to be charged in death of presidential candidate". JURIST. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[11] "NUEVOS ASEGURADOS POR ATAQUE A BASE DE TETEYÉ". fiscalia.gov.co. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[juegos_01-12] Escenarios (in Spanish), Comité Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos 2005, archived from the original on 19 February 2013, retrieved 22 August 2024

[13] "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[:0-14] Bolaño, Paul (26 August 2005). "Apoteosico Recibimiento a Kaleth Morales #Noticia". El Vallenato.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[:1-15] "Julio César Turbay". The Telegraph. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[16] "Valerie Domínguez Tarud, del Atlántico, es la nueva Señorita Colombia". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[17] Gonzalez, John Jairo Avellaneda (28 August 2019). "Historia". Partido Alianza Verde (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[18] "Alternative Democratic Pole". Colombia Reports. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[:2-19] "Former congressman killed in Colombia". The Denver Post. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

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