PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1810Independence20 July 1810 (from Spain)CIA World Factbook
- 1959Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1969Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1982Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1984First UNESCO World Heritage sitePort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaUNESCO World Heritage
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2007First space object launchedLibertadGCAT
- 2018Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2018Most recent World Heritage inscriptionChiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”UNESCO World Heritage
- 2023Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2026Most recent legislative election2026-03-08IPU Parline
