1952 in Colombia
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Incumbents
- President:
- Laureano Gómez Castro (1950–1953).
- Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (Acting; 1950–1953).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
Ongoing
January
- 12–27 January – Vuelta a Colombia 1952 is held, José Beyaert wins.
March
- 30 March – The football club Millonarios defeats Real Madrid 4–2 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.[1]
July
- 12 July – Ambush of El Turpial
September
- 6 September – Incendios del 6 de septiembre de 1952 en Bogotá
November
- 22 November – Colombia officially recognizes Venezuelan sovereignty over Los Monjes Archipelago.[2]
December
- 9 December – The president assembles a National Constituent Assembly to reform the constitution.[3]
Uncertain
Births
- 25 March – Antanas Mockus, mathematician and politician.
- 21 May – Fabri Meriño, vallenato accordionist (d. 1971).[5]
- 4 July – Álvaro Uribe, 31st President of Colombia.
- 13 September – Ernesto Díaz, footballer (d. 2002).
- 17 September – Rafael Salas, vallenato accordionist (d. 2011).[6]
- 9 November – Ricardo Cardona, boxer (d. 2015).
- 18 November – León Zuleta, LGBT rights activist, writer, and professor (d. 1993).
- 28 November – Alicia Barney, artist.
Deaths
- 22 July – Jorge Áñez, musician and songwriter (b.1892)[7]
- 22 November – Antonio María Ferro Bermúdez, poet (b.1875)
Notes
- 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.
