2011 in Colombia

Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2011; Timeline of Colombian history;

Events in the year 2011 in Colombia.

Incumbents

President: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (2010-2018)
Vice President: Angelino Garzón (2010–2014)

Events

May

30 May – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) reportedly killed two mayoral candidates in the municipality of Campamento in the Antioquia department.^[2]

October

President Santos dissolves National Intelligence Service.^[3]
12 October – The 2011 Colombian student protests begin.
30 October – The 2011 Colombian regional and municipal elections are held.

November

4 November – Top FARC leader Guillermo León Sáenz aka Alfonso Cano is killed by the Colombian army.^[4]
14 November – Miss Colombia 2011 is held.
26 November – The FARC reportedly kill four members of the Colombian Security Forces that were held captive for more than a decade.^[5]

Deaths

January

31 January – Hernán Alvarado Solano, 65, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (b.1946).^[6]

February

7 February – Helenita Vargas, singer (b. 1934).^[7]
9 February:
- Olga de Angulo, 55, Colombian Olympic swimmer (b.1955).^[8]
- David Sánchez Juliao, 65, Colombian author (b. 1945).^[9]

March

24 March – Gloria Valencia de Castaño, 83, Colombian television host, respiratory failure (b. 1927).^[10]
28 March – Sonia Osorio, 83, Colombian ballet dancer and choreographer, respiratory failure (b.1928).^[11]

April

19 April – Rafael Salas, 58, vallenato accordionist.^[12]

May

5 May – Salomón Hakim, 88, Colombian neurosurgeon, researcher, and inventor (b. 1922).^[13]
11 May – Dolores Salinas, singer and songwriter (b. 1933)^[14]
16 May – Francisco Zapata, musician (b. 1941).^[15]

June

14 June – Augusto Ramírez Ocampo, 77, Colombian politician, Mayor of Bogotá (1982–1984), Foreign Minister (1984–1986), heart ailment (b. 1934).^[16]

July

26 July – Joe Arroyo, 55, Colombian singer (b. 1955).^[17]

September

2 September – Alberto Zalamea Costa, 82, Colombian journalist and politician, Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy (b. 1929).^[18]

October

5 October – Níver Arboleda, 43, Colombian footballer, heart attack (b. 1967).^[19]
7 October – Julio Mario Santo Domingo, 88, Colombian businessman (b. 1923).^[20]
19 October – Édison Chará, 31, Colombian footballer, shot (b. 1980).^[21]
30 October – Boris de Greiff, 81, Colombian chess master (b. 1930).^[22]

November

1 November – Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (b. 1920).^[23]
4 November – Guillermo León Sáenz, 63, revolutionary (b. 1948).^[24]
20 November – Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (b. 1938).^[25]
23 November – Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa, 76, Colombian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1935).^[26]
25 November – Libio José Martínez, military officer (b. 1976).^[27]

December

1 December – Wilson Choperena, 87, composer of the lyrics to "La Pollera Colorá" (b. 1923).^[28]

References

↑ "Colombia floods prompt emergency declaration". BBC News. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
↑ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
↑ "Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
↑ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
↑ "Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
↑ Erika Mantilla (2021-02-06), "Diez años de la muerte de Helenita Vargas: razones para no olvidarla" [Ten years since the death of Helenita Vargas: reasons not to forget her], El País (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-08-04
↑ "Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
↑ "La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.
↑ "Gloria Valencia de Castaño, eterna dama de la televisión". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
↑ "Murió Sonia Osorio, el alma de la danza colombiana". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
↑ William de Ávila Rodríguez (2011-04-21), "Despedida al Rey Vallenato Rafael Salas" [Farewell to the Vallenato King Rafael Salas], El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 2026-04-06
↑ Kathryn Thompson (2011-05-05). "Colombian brain surgeon passes away age 81". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.
↑ "Murió cantadora Dolores Salinas" [Singer Dolores Salinas has died], El Universal (in Spanish), 2011-05-12, retrieved 2025-10-21
↑ "Diez años sin Pacho Zapata, leyenda de la música tropical" [Ten years without Pacho Zapata, legend of tropical music], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2021-05-16, retrieved 2025-09-10
↑ Tom Heyden (2011-06-15). "Former Colombian foreign affairs minister dies of heart problems". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
↑ Adriaan Alsema (2011-07-16). "Colombian music legend Joe Arroyo dies at 55". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
↑ James Bargent (2011-09-02). "Journalist and writer Alberto Zalamea dies". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
↑ "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ "Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
↑ "Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ "Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
↑ "catholic-hierarchy.org".
↑ "Falleció el ex canciller Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa", El Tiempo (in Spanish), 2011-11-23, retrieved 2025-03-28
↑ "Colombia's FARC Rebels Execute 4 Captives", Voice of America, 2011-11-25, retrieved 2025-03-28
↑ Farándula Editorial Staff (2011-12-08), "En medio de la pobreza murió Wilson Choperena" [Wilson Choperena died in poverty], El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-03-28

External links

Media related to 2011 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Colombia floods prompt emergency declaration". BBC News. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[2] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[3] "Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[4] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[5] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[6] "Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[7] Erika Mantilla (2021-02-06), "Diez años de la muerte de Helenita Vargas: razones para no olvidarla" [Ten years since the death of Helenita Vargas: reasons not to forget her], El País (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-08-04

[8] "Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

[9] "La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.

[10] "Gloria Valencia de Castaño, eterna dama de la televisión". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[11] "Murió Sonia Osorio, el alma de la danza colombiana". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.

[12] William de Ávila Rodríguez (2011-04-21), "Despedida al Rey Vallenato Rafael Salas" [Farewell to the Vallenato King Rafael Salas], El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 2026-04-06

[13] Kathryn Thompson (2011-05-05). "Colombian brain surgeon passes away age 81". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.

[14] "Murió cantadora Dolores Salinas" [Singer Dolores Salinas has died], El Universal (in Spanish), 2011-05-12, retrieved 2025-10-21

[15] "Diez años sin Pacho Zapata, leyenda de la música tropical" [Ten years without Pacho Zapata, legend of tropical music], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2021-05-16, retrieved 2025-09-10

[16] Tom Heyden (2011-06-15). "Former Colombian foreign affairs minister dies of heart problems". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.

[17] Adriaan Alsema (2011-07-16). "Colombian music legend Joe Arroyo dies at 55". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.

[18] James Bargent (2011-09-02). "Journalist and writer Alberto Zalamea dies". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.

[19] "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[20] Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[21] "Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.

[22] "Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[23] "Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[24] Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[25] "catholic-hierarchy.org".

[26] "Falleció el ex canciller Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa", El Tiempo (in Spanish), 2011-11-23, retrieved 2025-03-28

[27] "Colombia's FARC Rebels Execute 4 Captives", Voice of America, 2011-11-25, retrieved 2025-03-28

[28] Farándula Editorial Staff (2011-12-08), "En medio de la pobreza murió Wilson Choperena" [Wilson Choperena died in poverty], El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-03-28

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Years in Colombia (1810–present)
19th century	1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

2010 in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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November

Deaths

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October

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References

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