1956 in Colombia
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Incumbents
[edit]- President: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1953–1957).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 26 January – The Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic is formed.
February
[edit]- 5 February – Clashes between the government police and protesters result in the deaths of nine people.[1]
March
[edit]- 22 March – The comedy TV show Yo y tú airs for the first time.
June
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- 7–24 June – 1956 Vuelta a Colombia
- 24 June – The Colombian Conservative Party (PCC) and Colombian Liberal Party (PLC) sign the Pact of Benidorm, an agreement that establishes the National Front.[1]
August
[edit]- 7 August – Seven army ammunition trucks filled with dynamite explode in Cali, killing more than 1,000 people.[2]
November
[edit]- 22 November – Colombia participates in the Olympics for the fourth time at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3]
Uncertain
[edit]- 1956 Campeonato Profesional
- The Cartagena Refinery is built.
- Caritas Colombia is created.
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]- ^ a b "11. Colombia (1910-present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Mysterious explosions in Colombia". HISTORY. A&E Television Networks. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Colombia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
External links
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Media related to 1956 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons
