- Who was the first Prime Minister of Colombia?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Gustavo Petro
- C) Manuel Murillo Toro
- D) None
Answer: D) None
Note: Colombia does not have the position of Prime Minister; it has Presidents. - Which Colombian leader served as President during the period of the Colombian Civil War?
- A) Julio César Turbay Ayala
- B) Alfonso López Michelsen
- C) Simón Bolívar
- D) Rafael Núñez
Answer: D) Rafael Núñez
- Who was the President of Colombia during the Bogotazo riots in 1948?
- A) Guillermo León Valencia
- B) Mariano Ospina Pérez
- C) Alfonso López Michelsen
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: B) Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Which Colombian President is known for implementing the “Plan Colombia” with the U.S.?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) César Gaviria Trujillo
Answer: B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- Who was the President of Colombia during the 2016 peace agreement with FARC?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos
- Which Colombian President served immediately before Juan Manuel Santos?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Gustavo Petro
- D) César Gaviria Trujillo
Answer: A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- Who was the President of Colombia known for the “The Great Colombia” plan?
- A) Simón Bolívar
- B) Rafael Núñez
- C) Francisco de Paula Santander
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: C) Francisco de Paula Santander
- Which President was known for the 1991 Constitution reform in Colombia?
- A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- Who was the President of Colombia during the Cali Cartel’s peak years in the 1990s?
- A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- Which President of Colombia was in office during the assassination of Luis Carlos Galán in 1989?
- A) Gustavo Petro
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Virgilio Barco Vargas
- D) Andrés Pastrana Arango
Answer: C) Virgilio Barco Vargas
- Who was the President of Colombia at the start of the 21st century?
- A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Juan Manuel Santos
Answer: B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- Which Colombian President was known for his fight against drug trafficking during the 1990s?
- A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- Who was the President of Colombia who served immediately after Álvaro Uribe Vélez?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos
- Which Colombian President focused on the “Democratic Security” policy?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) César Gaviria Trujillo
Answer: A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- Who was the President of Colombia during the “Operation Jaque” rescue mission in 2008?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- Which President of Colombia was in office during the 2010 Colombian earthquake?
- A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- B) Juan Manuel Santos
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Andrés Pastrana Arango
Answer: B) Juan Manuel Santos
- Who was the President of Colombia when the “Bicentennial of Independence” celebrations took place?
- A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- B) Juan Manuel Santos
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: B) Juan Manuel Santos
- Which Colombian President was known for initiating peace talks with the ELN?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Gustavo Petro
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Andrés Pastrana Arango
Answer: B) Gustavo Petro
- Who was the President of Colombia during the 2000s conflict with the FARC?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Juan Manuel Santos
- C) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- D) Andrés Pastrana Arango
Answer: A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- Which President of Colombia served between 1990 and 1994?
- A) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- C) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- Who was the President of Colombia during the signing of the peace agreement with the FARC in 2016?
- A) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- B) Gustavo Petro
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Andrés Pastrana Arango
Answer: C) Juan Manuel Santos
- Which Colombian President was known for his role in the “Plan Colombia” anti-narcotics strategy?
- A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- Who was the President of Colombia during the 2001 coffee crisis?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: B) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- Which President of Colombia led the country during the major economic crisis in the early 1990s?
- A) César Gaviria Trujillo
- B) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- C) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: A) César Gaviria Trujillo
- Who was the Colombian President when the “Constitutional Reform” was enacted in 1991?
- A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: B) César Gaviria Trujillo
- Which President was in office during the 2014 Colombian elections?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Gustavo Petro
- C) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- D) Ernesto Samper Pizano
Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos
- Who was the President of Colombia before the signing of the 2016 peace deal with FARC?
- A) Juan Manuel Santos
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Ernesto Samper Pizano
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos
- Who served as the Colombian President from 2018 to 2022?
- A) Andrés Pastrana Arango
- B) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- C) Iván Duque Márquez
- D) Gustavo Petro
Answer: C) Iván Duque Márquez
- Which President of Colombia was in office during the implementation of the 2019 tax reforms?
- A) Iván Duque Márquez
- B) Juan Manuel Santos
- C) Gustavo Petro
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: A) Iván Duque Márquez
Who was the Colombian President during the 2021 national protests?
- A) Gustavo Petro
- B) Iván Duque Márquez
- C) Juan Manuel Santos
- D) Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Answer: B) Iván Duque Márquez
| Name | Term Start | Term End |
| Simón Bolívar | 1819 | 1830 |
| Rafael Núñez | 1880 | 1882 |
| Julio César Turbay Ayala | 1978 | 1982 |
| Alfonso López Michelsen | 1974 | 1978 |
| Ernesto Samper Pizano | 1994 | 1998 |
| Andrés Pastrana Arango | 1998 | 2002 |
| Álvaro Uribe Vélez | 2002 | 2010 |
| Juan Manuel Santos | 2010 | 2018 |
| Iván Duque Márquez | 2018 | 2022 |
| Gustavo Petro | 2022 | Present |