1956 in Colombia

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Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Events of 1956 in Colombia.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing

January

February

  • 5 February – Clashes between the government police and protesters result in the deaths of nine people.[1]

March

  • 22 March – The comedy TV show Yo y tú airs for the first time.

June

1956 Vuelta a Colombia participants in Bolívar Park, Medellín

August

  • 7 August – Seven army ammunition trucks filled with dynamite explode in Cali, killing more than 1,000 people.[2]

November

Uncertain

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ a b "11. Colombia (1910-present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Mysterious explosions in Colombia". HISTORY. A&E Television Networks. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Colombia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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