Events of the year 2018 in Colombia.
Incumbents President: Juan Manuel Santos (until August 7) Iván Duque (starting August 7) Vice President: Oscar Naranjo (until August 7) Marta Lucía Ramirez (starting August 7)
Events
Ongoing
Colombian conflict
February 9–25 February – Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics: Four athletes from Colombia compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
July 3 July – The Colombian national football team is knocked out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the second round, losing on penalties to England at the Otkritie Arena in Moscow, Russia."Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
October 6–18 October – Colombia competes at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. 11 October – A mudslide in the town of Marquetalia in Caldas Department results in at least 12 deaths.
Deaths August 2 – Herbert King, 55, television and film actor (heart attack)Falleció el actor Herbert King, tío de Radamel Falcao García August 11 – Nacho Paredes, 83, singer and songwriter December 20 – Adolfo Echeverría, 86, musician and songwriter
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