1952 in Colombia

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See also:	Other events of 1952 Timeline of Colombian history

Events of 1952 in Colombia.

• President:
  • Laureano Gómez Castro (1950–1953).
  • Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (Acting; 1950–1953).
• Vice President: N/A.^{[n 1]}

• La Violencia.

• 12–27 January – Vuelta a Colombia 1952 is held, José Beyaert wins.

• 30 March – The football club Millonarios defeats Real Madrid 4–2 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.^[1]

• 12 July – Ambush of El Turpial

• 6 September – Incendios del 6 de septiembre de 1952 en Bogotá

• 22 November – Colombia officially recognizes Venezuelan sovereignty over Los Monjes Archipelago.^[2]

• 9 December – The president assembles a National Constituent Assembly to reform the constitution.^[3]

• The first Conference of the Popular National Liberation Movement (Conferencia del Movimiento Popular de Liberación Nacional) is held in Viotá.^[4]

• 25 March – Antanas Mockus, mathematician and politician.
• 4 July – Álvaro Uribe, 31st President of Colombia.
• 13 September – Ernesto Díaz, footballer (d. 2002).
• 9 November – Ricardo Cardona, boxer (d. 2015).
• 18 November – León Zuleta, LGBT rights activist, writer, and professor (d. 1993).
• 28 November – Alicia Barney, artist.

• 22 November – Antonio María Ferro Bermúdez, poet (b.1875).

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