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Incumbents
edit- President: Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986–1990).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
editOngoing
editJanuary
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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