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FARC drops its weapons, but Colombia’s deadly conflict goes on
Despite the peace deal, new waves of deadly violence are hitting many areas of Colombia, especially those once under FARC-rebel control. And it's targeting the very people -- activists and social leaders -- for whom the peace deal was supposed…
Last 300 FARC rebels to lay down arms
The Colombian government and the rebel group FARC agreed in November to end a conflict that had stretched on for decades.
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Amidst violence, Colombia signs new peace deal with FARC rebels
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a new peace deal with FARC rebels on Thursday, weeks after voters rejected an earlier agreement in a referendum. John Yang talks with special correspondent Nadja Drost about the changes in this latest deal,…
Colombia and FARC sign amended peace deal
Voters narrowly rebuffed an initial accord last month that would have ended the 52-year conflict that killed more than 200,000 people.
Colombia was on the verge of ending one of the most violent civil wars in Latin America just slightly more than a month ago, when the deal was narrowly rejected by a voter referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos now faces…
On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate a treaty with the guerrilla group FARC and put an end to the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. The honor was…
In a surprise vote, Colombian voters rejected a monumental peace deal with the FARC rebels Sunday, with 50.2 percent voting against it.
It was a historic moment: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos shaking hands after signing a peace agreement on Monday with Rodrigo Londono, the FARC rebel leader once hunted in the jungles of Colombia.
After years of talks and a 52-year civil war, the Colombian government and FARC rebel group announced they have reached agreement on all terms of a peace deal.
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