The following lists events that happened during

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

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 ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Andrés Pastrana Arango Andrés Pastrana Arango (born 17 August 1954) is a Colombian politician who was the List of presidents of Colombia, 30th President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was presi ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus (born 1 February 1957) is a Colombian politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat who served as vice president of Colombia from 1998–2002 under the administration of Andrés Pastrana Arango, during which time he also ...

Events

* January 25 - The 6.2 Armenia, Colombia earthquake kills at least 1,900.

Births

* 9 March –

Carlos Cuesta Carlos Eccehomo Cuesta Figueroa (9 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Belgian First Division A, Belgian Pro League club K.R.C. Genk, Genk and the Colombia national foot ...

, football defender * 22 April –

Cucho Hernández Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez (born 20 April 1999), known simply as Cucho Hernández, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Colombia national team. Persona ...

, football forward * 17 June –

Luis Sinisterra Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí (17 June 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Leeds United and the Colombia national team. Club career Feyenoord On 8 July 2018, Sinisterra signed a three-year contract with ...

, football left winger * 25 September – Camilo Monroy, football forward * 27 September – Anderson Arroyo, football defender * 26 October - Luis Patiño, baseball pitcher

References

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