1994 in Colombia
 

Events of 1994 in Colombia.

 Incumbents 

 President: 
César Gaviria Trujillo (7 August 1990–7 August 1994).
Ernesto Samper Pizano (7 August 1994–7 August 1998).
 Vice President: 
Humberto de la Calle Lombana (7 August 1994–19 September 1997).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 with Vice President de la Calle taking office after the following presidential elections in 1994.
 Events 
January

 6 January – The Attorney General's office of Colombia announces that it has conducted a raid in Jerusalén, Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá against El Parche gang, arresting 23 people 13 of whom are children.
 31 January – An avalanche in Florida, Valle del Cauca kills 14 with 60 others missing.

February 

 13 February – Three homeless children, Javier Gonzalez (16), Jairo Murcia (14), “Asprilla” (12), are shot while sleeping and killed in Timiza, Bogotá. They are believed to be victims of the "social cleansing" carried out by armed right-wing gangs and militas.

March 

 13 March – The 1994 legislative election takes place. The Liberal Party wins majorities in both house, 88/163 Chamber seats and 56/102 Senate seats. 

April 

 27-29 April – On the 27th, Benjamin Santos is kidnapped from his home in Barrancabermeja by a Colombian Army counter-insurgency unit; he is seen in an army uniform forced to 'patrol' the community with the unit. His body, showing signs of torture, is dumped in the local cemetery on the 29th.

May 

 25 May – A public bus on Avenida Boyacá in Bogotá is hijacked by 7 men and a women; they rob and rape it's passengers. They would be caught by police four days later.

June 

 6 June – 1994 Páez earthquake: Over 1,000 indigenous Páez people die as a result of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake at the Páez River and ensuing mudslides and avalanches.
 13 June –  México, Colombia, and Venezuela sign the G3 Free Trade Agreement. 
 19 June – The 1994 presidential election take place; Ernesto Samper wins, becoming the 29th President of Colombia. 

July 

 2 July –  Andrés Escobar is shot dead in Medellín.
 7 July –  The Disappearances Law, which was passed by Congress, is vetoed by president Gaviria. 

August 

 7 August – The 29th President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano, is inaugurated. 

September 

 Human rights activist Jairo Barahona, who had previously been subjected to harassment by security forces, is disappeared by people identifying themselves as National Police apart of the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Unit (UNASE).

October

 16-17 October – Robbery on the Bank of the Republic: In Valledupar,
 30 October – The 1994 local elections take place.

November 

 2 November – A police convoy is ambushed in Puracé, Cauca by FARC and ELN rebels, killing 11 police officers and 2 bystanders.

December

 16 December –President Samper signs the ratification Protocol II of the Geneva Convention.
 Births 

 28 January – Maluma, singer. 
 12 March  – Carlos Ramírez, cyclist and Olympic bronze winner.
 23 September  –  Yerry Mina, footballer.

 Deaths 

2 July – Andrés Escobar, footballer (b. 1967).

 Notes 

 References 

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