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List Of Entities In The Executive Branch Of Colombia
The following is a list of Executive Government of Colombia entities: Social Security Sector * Ministry of Social Protection * Caja de Previsión Social de Comunicaciones (Social Provident Communication Fund Register) * Caja Nacional de Previsión Social E.I.C.E (National Register of the E.I.C.E Provident Communication Fund) * Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta * Comisión de Regulación en Salud * Empresa Social del Estado Antonio Nariño * Empresa Social del Estado Francisco de Paula Santander * Empresa Social del Estado José Prudencio Padilla * Empresa Social del Estado Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento * Empresa Social del Estado Policarpa Salavarrieta * Empresa Social del Estado Rafael Uribe Uribe * Empresa Social del Estado Rita Arango Álvarez del Pino * Empresa Territorial para la Salud * Fondo de Bienestar Social de la Contraloría General de la República * Fondo de Pasivo Social de Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia * Fondo de Previsión Social del Congreso * ...
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Executive Branch Of Colombia
The Executive Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers. The executive branch is led by the President of Colombia (elected by popular vote for a 4-year term) and its collaborating institutions; mainly the Council of Ministers (including Military and law enforcement agencies) and administrative departments supporting the executive branch (appointed by the president). Each department (province) is led by a "department governor" with derogatory functions from the President of Colombia to govern in its respective department. Governors are elected representative of the municipalities that form a department. Each governor also appoints a local cabinet; the "department secretaries" to support its governing duties. Furthermore, each municipality in Colombia is governed by a mayor (alcalde), which in turn derogates for the president of Colombia and the department governor within ...
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Fiducoldex
The Colombian Trust of Foreign Trade better known as Fiducoldex, is a financial government agency of the Government of Colombia that acts as a fiduciary A fiduciary is a person who holds a legal or ethical relationship of trust with one or more other parties (person or group of persons). Typically, a fiduciary prudently takes care of money or other assets for another person. One party, for exa ... trust to finance foreign trade. References Government agencies established in 1992 Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Colombia) {{colombia-stub ...
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Colombian National Army
The National Army of Colombia ( es, Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, and the third largest army in the Americas after Brazil and the United States. It is headed by the Commander of the National Army (), falls under the authority of the General Commander of the Military Forces (), and is supervised by the Ministry of National Defense, which answers to the President of Colombia. The modern Colombian Army has its roots in the Army of the Commoners (), which was formed on 7 August 1819 – before the establishment of the present day Colombia – to meet the demands of the Revolutionary War against the Spanish Empire. After their triumph against the Spanish, the Army of the Commoners disbanded, and the Congress of Angostura created the Gran Colombian Army to replace it. Throughout its history, the Colombian Ar ...
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Colombian National Armada
) , colors= , march= ''"Viva Colombia, soy marinero"'' , mascot= , battles= Battle of Lake Maracaibo Thousand Days War (Civil war) Colombia-Peru War World War II Korean War Colombian Armed Conflict Operation Atalanta , notable_commanders= José Prudencio Padilla , anniversaries=July 24 , identification_symbol= , identification_symbol_label=Naval ensign , identification_symbol_2= , identification_symbol_2_label=Naval jack , identification_symbol_3= , identification_symbol_3_label=Flag , identification_symbol_4 = , identification_symbol_4_label=Standard The Colombian Navy, officially the Colombian National Navy ( es, Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia), also known as the ''"Armada Nacional"'' or just the ''"Armada"'' in Spanish, is the naval branch of the military forces of Colombia. The Navy is responsible for security and defence in the Colombian zones of both the Atlantic (Caribbean) and Pacific oceans, the extensive network of rivers inside the country, and a few s ...
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Ministry Of National Defense (Colombia)
The Ministry of National Defence ( es, Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the armed forces of Colombia, similar to the defense ministries in other countries. It is composed of the National Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Police. Lists of Ministers List of Ministers of War List of Ministers of National Defence References Footnotes Citations {{Authority control Colombia Military of Colombia Military history of Colombia National Defence National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military attac ... 1965 establishments in Colombia ...
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National Museum Of Colombia
The National Museum of Colombia ( es, Museo Nacional de Colombia) is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history, art, culture.National Museum, Bogotá
, Virtual Tourist. Located in downtown, is the biggest and oldest in Colombia. The National Museum of Colombia is a dependency of the
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Coldeportes
The Administrative Department of Sport, Recreation, Physical Activity and the Use of Free Time, Coldeportes was the national government department of sports in and for Colombia; it is charged with fomenting, planning and organizing the activities of sport and physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorat .... References Government agencies established in 2011 Administrative departments of Colombia Sport in Colombia Sports governing bodies in Colombia {{Colombia-sport-stub ...
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Colombian Institute Of Anthropology And History
The Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History ( es, Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia), ICANH, is a scientific and technical government agency ascribed to the Ministry of Culture in charge of researching, producing and disseminating knowledge in the fields of anthropology, archeology and colonial history to protect the archaeological and ethnographic patrimony of Colombia. History The National Archaeological Service was founded in 1938 in Colombia. In 1941, the National Ethnological Institute was founded by Paul Rivet. President Eduardo Santos Montejo invited Rivet to come from France to establish an academic teaching institute, which would formalize anthropological studies in the country. The institute was to be founded on scientific principals to investigate and analyze the diverse ethnic groups of Colombia. In 1952, the two organizations were merged, to form the Colombian Institute of Anthropology under the Ministry of Education. One year previously, the Col ...
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Caro And Cuervo Institute
The Caro and Cuervo Institute (Spanish: ''Instituto Caro y Cuervo'') is an educative centre specialising in Spanish literature, philology and linguistics, with a focus on research and promotion of reading in Colombia. The institute produces editions of Colombian authors and promotes the of preservation of the national literary heritage. The institute was named after two well-known Colombian linguists, Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar and Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri Rufino may refer to: *Rufino (given name) *Rufino Family, Filipino family *Rufinus of Assisi, Italian saint sometimes known as Rufino *Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina *Rufino Plaza, Tallest skyscraper in the Philippines See also *Ruffino Ruffin .... The institute was created by order of the Colombian government in 1942. Its first assignment was the creation of the Spanish language dictionary, . Caro y Cuervo has been recognised and accoladed several times, receiving important prizes such as the Prince of Asturias Awar ...
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National Library Of Colombia
The National Library of Colombia ( es, Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia) is a national library located in Bogota, Colombia. The library is a dependency of the Colombian Ministry of Culture. Founding and history The National Library of Colombia is generally considered to be the oldest national library in the Americas. It was founded at the end of the eighteenth century in 1777 by Viceroy Manuel De Guirior, who established the library in the city of Bogotá. The original collection of the library consisted of books expropriated from the Jesuit community, which had been expelled from all the dominions of the Spanish Empire, as a result of the 1767 order of King Charles III of Spain. In 1825, due to the work of Francisco de Paula Santander, the library was established at the campus of the Colegio de San Bartolomé and received its current name. On March 25, 1834, the first legal deposit law was decreed, which required that all copies of printed material in the country be sent to ...
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General Archive Of The Nation (Colombia)
The General Archive of the Nation ( es, Archivo General de la Nación) is a Colombian government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture charged with "''conserving the historical legacy, as well as recovering and circulating the documentary heritage of the country''". It is the head of the National System of Archives. The headquarters are located in the city of Bogotá and was designed by the architect Rogelio Salmona. Contents The archive contains historical documents that date from 1541 to 1991. These documents include constitutional policies, notarized documents, judicial documents from colonial times, letters from famous historical figures such as Simón Bolívar, and historical maps of the New Kingdom of Granada. The collections has documents from all periods of the history of the Americas, from the conquest to the present day. In addition to material from Colombia, the archive has documents from the territories that formed the New Kingdom of Granada as well as ...
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Ministry Of Culture (Colombia)
The Ministry of Culture ( es, Ministerio de Cultura; short name ''MinCultura'') is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with preserving, promoting, and encouraging the growth, free expression and understanding of the culture of Colombia in all its multi-ethnic forms. Ministers References Colombia, Culture Colombia Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Ty ... 1997 establishments in Colombia {{Culture-ministry-stub ...
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