The ''Diario Oficial'' is the
official journal
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of the
Government of Colombia
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Its legislature has a congress,
its judiciary has a supreme court, and
its executive branch has a president.
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that contains the laws, decrees, acts, and most pertinent documents and public notices of the President, Congress, and government agencies of Colombia. It is a daily (except
holidays
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) publication, and was established on 28 April 1864 by means of an executive decree issued by
President
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Manuel Murillo Toro
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; its first issue appeared on 30 April 1864, publishing the legal information of the day before.
The ''Diario Oficial'' is printed by the
National Printing Office
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References
Publications established in 1864
Newspapers published in Colombia
Colombia
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Government of Colombia
Ministry of the Interior (Colombia)
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