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Colombia–Germany relations are the historical and bilateral relations of theRepublic of Colombia and theFederal Republic of Germany since 1872 and thus for more than 140 years.[1][2] Both countries are members of theWorld Trade Organitation and theUnited Nations.
The German conquistadorAmbrosius Ehinger died atChinácota in Colombia in 1533.[1]
In 1889,Leo S. Kopp, a native ofOffenbach, Germany, founded Sociedad Kopp's German Brewery, now known asBavaria Brewery., the largest brewery in Colombia. In 1919, the German-Colombian Airline (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes/SCADTA) was founded as the second oldest airline in the world still in existence. Its successor,Avianca, is today the largest Colombian airline.[1]
DuringWorld War II, Colombia – after massive pressure from the US – was one of the lastLatin American countries to declare war on Germany on 27 November 1943.[3] The declaration of war did not have military consequences, but it did allow for the confiscation of property from Germans.[4]
After the war, relations were initially resumed as trade relations. In early 1949, theBank deutscher Länder and theColombian Central Bank agreed that Colombia would deliver coffee (worth US$4 million),bananas (worth US$3 million), and tobacco (worth US$2 million), among other goods, to theTrizone from 1 July 1949, to 30 June 1950, and that this was to be settled with the delivery of German machinery and vehicles.[5]
According to theGerman Foreign Office, "friendly and increasingly close relations" have existed between the two countries for a long time.[2]
Bilateral trade volume in 2021 was 2.6 billion euros.[6] This makes Germany the fifth-largest trading partner for Colombia and the largest within the EU. Afree trade agreement between Colombia and the EU has been in place since 2013.[2]
Famous German Colombians include:
