2016 in Colombia
Events in the year 2016 in Colombia.Incumbents
- President: Juan Manuel Santos
- Vice President: Germán Vargas Lleras
Events
- 2 October - the Colombian peace agreement referendum failed with 50.2% voting against it and 49.8% voting in favor.
- 7 October - the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos.
- 28 November - the LaMia Flight 2933 crashed, killing 71 people.
- 30 November - the Congress ratified.
Sport
- 5-21 August - Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 147 competitors in 23 sports
Deaths
- 16 February - Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, Roman Catholic bishop.
- 22 March - Javier de Nicoló, salesian priest.
- 23 March - Gloria Galeano Garcés, botanist and agronomist.
- 31 March - Aníbal Alzate, footballer.
- 3 April - Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus, criminal
- 11 April - Édgar Perea, politician and football commentator
- 17 April - Luis Horacio Gomez González, Roman Catholic bishop
- 2 May - Fernando Soto Aparicio, poet, storyteller, playwright, novelist, librettist, and screenwriter
- 16 August - Jorge García Isaza, Roman Catholic bishop
- 27 October - Nelson Pinedo, singer
- 18 December - Gustavo Quintero, singer-songwriter