title: 2014 in Colombia
text: # 2014 in Colombia
  
  The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Juan Manuel Santos
  * Vice President: Angelino Garzón (until August 7), Germán Vargas Lleras (starting August 7)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### March
  
  * March 9 - President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.
  
  ### May
  
  * May 18 - A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.
  * May 25 - Voters in Colombia go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.
  
  ### June
  
  * June 15 - Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.
  
  ### August
  
  * August 8 - Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.
  
  ### November
  
  * November 30 - FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.
  