The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Colombia.
Incumbents President: Álvaro Uribe Vélez Vice President: Francisco Santos Calderón
Events
January 15 January – Colombian police arrest Eugenio Montoya, also known as Don Hugo, suspected of being a leader of the Norte del Valle syndicate, which is described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the “most powerful and violent drug-trafficking organization in Colombia”.
February 15 February – Six Colombian legislators are arrested due to alleged links to paramilitary groups, including Senator Álvaro Araújo, the brother of Foreign Minister María Consuelo Araújo. 19 February – Colombian foreign minister María Consuelo Araújo resigns days after the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo, in the country's ongoing para-political scandal. President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appoints Fernando Araújo as the new Minister.
March 23 March – Jorge Noguera, former Colombian intelligence chief, is freed from prison following a ruling by an appeals court after having been jailed last month for collaborating with right wing militia.
April 26 April – A nationwide mid-morning power outage hits Colombia; government sources discount guerrilla activity and blame a technical fault.
May 9 May – At least nine Colombian policemen are killed, and six others injured, from a bomb planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Santander Department. 14 May – Jorge Daniel Castro, the head of the Colombian National Police force and Guillermo Chavez, the intelligence chief, resign over an illegal wiretapping scandal.
July 10 July – Simón Trinidad, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is found guilty of conspiracy to hold three Americans hostage by a U.S. court. 28 July 28 – Colombia's intelligence chief Andrés Peñate claims FARC rebels accidentally killed 11 politicians it was holding, after running into another rebel unit. 30 July 30 – Juan Manuel Santos, the Defense Minister of Colombia, claims that the military has been infiltrated by FARC and drug gangs.
August 7 August – Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia, Colombian cocaine trafficker boss of the Norte del Valle Cartel is apprehended in Brazil and faces extradition to the United States. The US Government had offered a reward of US$5 million.
September 10 September – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, leader of the Norte del Valle cartel and one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, is captured by Colombian authorities.
October 13 October – At least 20 people die following a landslide at an open pit gold mine near Suarez in the Tolima department. Deaths April – Pedro García Díaz, 68–69, singer, songwriter, accordionist, and lawyer 2 June – Leonor Buenaventura de Valencia, 93, songwriter and poet 21 June – Elberto López, 56, accordionist 18 October – Peregoyo, 90, musician and songwriter
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