The Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels signed an armistice and demilitarization agreement
Purpose of the Agreement: Ended Latin America’s longest war happened in its coca rich forests and hills
Signed between: President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleon Jimenez
Venue: Cuba
Agreements:
- Relinquishing war activities which has killed millions of people
- Withdrawing opposition by mutual agreement
- Disarmament
Features of the Agreement:
- Santos, a former defense minister of Colombia stated the 50 years of militarization has been ended by mutual agreement
- Demilitarization should be withdrawn with full peace agreement said by the FARC Leader at the end of war
- Within six months of time, The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) must give up their weapons to United Nations
- About 7000 members of FARC were gathered in normalization zones for demilitarization process
- United States welcomed Colombia for the marvelous peace agreement
- European Union’s foreign representative Federica Mogherini encouraged the Colombian Peace agreement
- The war between the FARC and Colombian government has left an estimated 220,000 dead
About FARC
- Oldest and largest group among Colombia’s left-wing rebels
- One of the world’s richest guerrilla armies
About Colombia
- Capital and largest city Bogota
- President Juan Manuel Santos
- Currency Peso
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