2026 in Colombia
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- President: Gustavo Petro (2022–present).
- Vice President: Francia Márquez (2022–present).
Events
Ongoing
January
- 2 January – Colombia assumes a two-year non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.[1]
- 3 January – President Petro orders the mobilization of security forces along the Colombia–Venezuela border in response to the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela.[2]
- 6 January – The ELN abducts five police officers from a bus in the Catatumbo region. They are released on 19 January.[3]
- 10 January – A Piper PA-31 Navajo crashes in Paipa, Boyacá Department, killing all six occupants, including singer Yeison Jiménez.[4]
- 17 January –
- At least 27 people are killed in clashes between rival FARC dissident groups in El Retorno, Guaviare Department.[5]
- Two freight wagons detach and roll into streets in Duitama, Boyaca Department, killing one person.[6]
- 20 January – President Petro issues a decree reducing the wages of members of the Congress of Colombia by 30%, citing fiscal issues.[7]
- 22 January – Colombia announces a 30% tariff on unspecified imports from Ecuador and suspends sales of electricity to the latter country in retaliation for Quito imposing a 30% tariff on Colombian goods the previous day.[8]
- 28 January – SATENA Flight 8895, a Beechcraft 1900 operated by SATENA, crashes near Ocaña, Norte de Santander, on its way from Cúcuta, killing all 15 people on board including congressman Diógenes Quintero.[9]
- 29 January – The government issues a decree restricting the importation of drones, citing their usage in attacks by armed anti-state forces.[10]
February
- 4 February – Seven ELN rebels are killed in a military operation near the Venezuelan border.[11]
- 5 February –
- The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on three Colombians accused of recruiting mercenaries for the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).[12]
- Santiago Gallon Henao, a suspect in the 1994 killing of football player Andrés Escobar, is shot dead in Mexico.[13]
- Six people are killed in a methane explosion at the Mata Siete coal mine in Guacheta.[14]
- 6–22 February – Colombia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 6 February – Two people are killed while four others are reported missing following an ambush on a convoy of senator Jairo Castellanos in Arauca Department.[15]
- 10 February –
- President Petro announces that he had survived an assassination attempt along with his daughters aboard a helicopter.[16]
- Senator Aida Quilcue and two bodyguards are briefly abducted from their vehicle in Cauca Department.[17]
- At least 22 people are reported killed in flooding across four northern departments.[18]
- 16 February – The Search Unit for Disappeared Persons announces the discovery and identification of the remains of Catholic priest turned ELN leader Camilo Torres Restrepo, who was killed fighting the military in 1966.[19]
- 20 February – The ELN declares a unilateral ceasefire to allow for the holding of the 2026 Colombian parliamentary election on 8 March.[20]
March
- 3 March – Authorities announce the arrest of 121 people in a nationwide operation against criminal groups and the ELN.[21]
- 8 March – 2026 Colombian parliamentary election: President Petro's Historic Pact wins a plurality in both houses of Congress.[22]
- 17 March – President Petro accuses Ecuador of infiltrating its territory and carrying out an airstrike that killed 27 people along their border.[23]
- 18 March – Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales aka Lobo Menor, an Ecuadorean national suspected of leading the Los Lobos gang, is arrested in Mexico and extradited to Colombia, where he is also wanted on charges of involvement with FARC dissidents.[24]
- 23 March – 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash: A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Colombian Aerospace Force crashes during takeoff from Caucayá Airport in Puerto Leguízamo en route to Tres de Mayo Airport in Puerto Asís, both in Putumayo Department, killing 66 people.[25]
April
- 20 April – Three soldiers are killed in drone strikes carried out by the rebel group Comandos de la Frontera in Ipiales.[26]
- 24–29 April – First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta.[27]
- 25 April – 2026 Cauca bombing: Twenty people are killed in a bomb attack on a bus blamed on FARC dissidents in Cauca Department.[28]
