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The Colombian peace agreement referendum was held on 2 October 2016, aiming to ratify the final agreement on the termination of the Colombian conflict between the Colombian government and the FARC guerillas. [1] It failed, with 50.2% voting against it and 49.8% voting in favor. [2]
The Colombian peace process is the peace process between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC–EP) to bring an end to the Colombian conflict, which eventually led to the Peace Agreements between the Colombian Government of Juan Manuel Santos and FARC-EP.
Colombia's Congress approved a new peace deal with FARC rebels late on Wednesday, despite objections from former President and now Senator Alvaro Uribe.
2 October – the Colombian peace agreement referendum failed with 50.2% voting against it and 49.8% voting in favor. 7 October – the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos. [1] 28 November – the LaMia Flight 2933 crashed, killing 71 people.
The announcement comes as surprise after a referendum in Colombia Sunday failed to ratify Santos' peace deal.
The EMC - founded by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who reject the 2016 peace deal signed by that group - began its own talks with the Petro government ...
Colombian peace agreement referendum, 2016. FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño (Timoleón) says his troops will honor its commitments to the Colombian government, including the permanent cease-fire, despite voters rejection of the peace accord in Sunday's referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos calls the country's political parties to an emergency ...
The 2016 peace agreement ended more than 50 years of war in which over 220,000 people died and nearly 6 million people were displaced. ... Wood reiterated the U.S. commitment to working with ...