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Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of Colombian rebel group FARC, announced a ceasefire in Havana on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the Colombian government, ending one of the longest running and deadliest wars in the world, which has already left over 300,000 people dead.
The justice of peace in Colombia tweets its demand of immediate release of ex FARC leader Jesus Santrich, detained in a prison in Bogota as of April 2018 and who is wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges. ANIMATED VIDEO
Colombians narrowly voted to reject a peace deal with FARC guerrillas in a referendum, dashing President Juan Manuel Santos' painstakingly negotiated plan to end the 52-year war.
Colombian voters for and against a FARC peace agreement react after a referendum was narrowly rejected, effectively striking down the historic peace pact between the government and Marxist rebel group. Gavino Garay reports.
Colombians narrowly reject a peace agreement referendum seeking to end half a century of guerrilla war between the government and FARC rebels. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Colombia has released 16 FARC rebels from prison as part of ongoing peace talks aimed at ending five decades of civil war. Nathan Frandino reports.