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San Andrés and Providencia / Raizal self-determination: current status

Where the question stood on 22 September 2026: the archipelago remains a Colombian department, with AMEN-SD continuing to advocate for Raizal independence.

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Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.

Current position

The San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina archipelago remains a department of Colombia. No independence referendum has been held. AMEN-SD continues to advocate for an independent Raizal state.[1]

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    Claim: On 19 November 2012, the International Court of Justice ruled in the Nicaragua v. Colombia maritime-delimitation case, reducing Colombian jurisdiction over waters surrounding the San Andrés archipelago beyond 12 nautical miles in favour of Nicaragua; in response, AMEN-SD protested before the Colombian Congress and proposed holding a self-determination referendum, and Raizal activism more broadly spans a spectrum from calls for increased autonomy within Colombia to demands for full independence, with AMEN-SD situated at the independence-seeking end.

    • Raizal (Wikipedia) link, 2012 ICJ ruling and Raizal activism spectrum section. Source record

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