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1995 In Colombia ...
Events in the year 1995 in Colombia. Incumbents *President: Ernesto Samper Pizano *Vice President: Humberto De la Calle Events * 23 June–3 July – The Pacific Ocean Games are held in Cali. * 20 December – American Airlines Flight 965 crashes on route to Cali killing 155 of the 163 people on board. * Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park established. Births * 22 February – Laura González, actress and model * 28 February – Nicole Regnier, footballer * 12 August – Martha Bayona, cyclist References {{Year in South America, 1995 1990s in Colombia Years of the 20th century in Colombia Colombia Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Samper Pizano
Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3 August 1950) is a Colombian politician. Samper is a member of the influential Samper family. He served as the President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998, representing the Liberal Party. From 2014 to 2017 he served as the Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). He was involved in the 8000 process scandal, which takes its name from the folio number assigned to it by the chief prosecutor's office. The prosecutor charged that money from the Cali Cartel was funneled into Samper's presidential campaign to gain his success in what would have been a very close race after he failed to win by a majority during the first round (Colombia has 2 rounds of elections, unless the first round yields a majority winner). The Colombian Chamber of Representatives acquitted Samper by a vote of 111 to 43, concluding the process. Genealogy Samper is related to several other Colombians of note. One of his great great grandfathers, Teodoro Valenzue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto De La Calle
Humberto de la Calle Lombana (; born 14 July 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. De La Calle served in the cabinet as Interior Minister under two Presidents, Andrés Pastrana and César Gaviria. He also served as Ambassador to Spain and the United Kingdom. After 2003, De La Calle worked at his own Law firm which specialises in advising and representing international clients in Colombia. In October 2012 he was appointed by President Juan Manuel Santos as the chief negotiator in the peace process with the FARC. Education and Family During his high school years, De La Calle was a known activist of Nadaism and an admirer of Colombian poet Gonzalo Arango. He studied at the University of Caldas where he earned a law degree and met his future wife and mother of his three children. De La Calle then went on to study International Law at the Inter-American Judicial Committee in 1979. De la Calle is an atheist. Law car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean Games
The Pacific Ocean Games ( es, Juegos del Océano Pacífico) was a multi-sport event between countries of the Pacific Rim. It was held only once, in 1995 from June 23 to July 3 in Cali, Colombia.Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games'', pp. 291–2. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . Some events were also hosted in the Colombian cities of Buenaventura, Armenia, Pereira, Manizales, Popayán. Overview Led by Jorge Herrera Barona, the head of the Colombian Olympic Committee, the games followed on from the country's hosting of the 1971 Pan American Games and 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. A total of thirteen sports were contested, with 38 nations and around 3000 athletes making the start lists. The Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali was the main stadium for the event. The games were opened by Colombian President Ernesto Samper. The opening ceremony featured Colombian orchestras, a ballet by Sonia Osorio ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous after Bogotá and Medellín. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali also hosted the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, the 2013 edition of the World Games, the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014, the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2015 as well as the inaugural Junior Pan American Games in 2021 and the 2022 World Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Airlines Flight 965
American Airlines Flight 965 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ... in Miami, Florida, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. On December 20, 1995, the Boeing 757-200 flying this route (Aircraft registration, registration ) crashed into a mountain in Buga, Valle del Cauca, Buga, Colombia, around 9:40 pm killing 151 of the 155 passengers and all eight crew members. The crash was the first U.S.-owned 757 accident and is currently the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Colombia. It was also the deadliest accident involving a Boeing 757 at that time, but was surpassed by Birgenair Flight 301 which crashed seven weeks later with 189 fatalities. Flight 965 was the deadliest ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park
The Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park ( es, Parque Nacional Natural Old Providence McBean Lagoon) is a national park located on the northeast side of Providencia Island in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia. It is one of three national parks in the Colombian Caribbean with coral reefs on its territories, the other two being Tayrona and Rosario and San Bernardo Corals. General The area covers (of which 9.05 are maritime) and was declared a national park 1995, partly as a social defense against increased human activity in the form of time-sharing that would destroy a significant part of the area's mangroves. The park contains different ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, coral formations, beds of marine grasses, and a small area of tropical dry forest. Due to the colorful coral reefs, the Providencia Island is also known as "The Sea of Seven Colors" ( es, El Mar de los Siete Colores). Crab Caye and the Three Brothers Caye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura González (Miss Colombia)
Laura González Ospina (born 22 February 1995), also known as Laura Barjum, is a Colombian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Colombia 2017 and later represented her country at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant, where she finished 1st Runner-Up. Personal life González was born in Cali but moved to Cartagena when she was six months old. She attended high school in Cartagena Modern Gymnasium and Dramatic Art at the School of Education Actoral House Ensemble. She speaks Spanish, English and French. Pageantry On 20 March 2017, González was crowned Miss Colombia 2017. She then represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2017, where she finished as the 1st Runner-up. This marked the fourth year in a row that the delegate from Colombia placed in the pageant's Top 3. Filmography González participated in the telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Regnier
Nicole Regnier Palacios (born 28 February 1995) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a forward. Career She was a member of the Colombia women's national under-17 football team, playing in the 2012 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship. Spain She played for Atlético Madrid Féminas B of Segunda División (group 5). She played for Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ... in the ''Primera División''. Career statistics International International appearances =Under-20= International goals =Under-20= References 1995 births Living people Footballers from Cali Colombian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Rayo Vallecano Femenino players América de Cali (women) players Colombia women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Bayona
Martha Bayona Pineda (born 12 August 1995) is a Colombian track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and also finished tenth in the women's keirin at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career results ;2015 :Pan American Track Championships ::2nd Keirin ::2nd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria) :Copa Cuba de Pista ::2nd Team Sprint (with Angie Sol Roa) ::2nd 500m Time Trial ;2016 :Pan American Track Championships ::2nd 500m Time Trial ::2nd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria ::3rd Keirin :GP von Deutschland im Sprint ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria Juliana Gaviria Rendon (born 31 March 1991) is a Colombian track cyclist, born in La Ceja, Antioquia, La Ceja. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team sprint, Women's team sprint, C ...) :3rd Keirin, Cottbuser SprintCup ;2017 :2nd Keirin, UCI World Track Championships References External links * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Colombia ...
Events in the year 1995 in Colombia. Incumbents *President: Ernesto Samper Pizano *Vice President: Humberto De la Calle Events * 23 June–3 July – The Pacific Ocean Games are held in Cali. * 20 December – American Airlines Flight 965 crashes on route to Cali killing 155 of the 163 people on board. * Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park established. Births * 22 February – Laura González, actress and model * 28 February – Nicole Regnier, footballer * 12 August – Martha Bayona, cyclist References {{Year in South America, 1995 1990s in Colombia Years of the 20th century in Colombia Colombia Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
