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t. e. 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] Approval of the referendum was taken for granted in ...
The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups and crime syndicates, and far-left guerrilla groups, fighting each other to increase their influence in ...
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.
The top commander of Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group, which is exploring a resumption of peace talks with the leftist government, told Reuters any process must seek profound ...
Nobel Peace Prize. · 2017 →. The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (b. 1951) "for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220,000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people." [1] The conflict ...
2018. 5 January – Two encounters happened in southwestern Colombia, leaving at least 7 people killed. During the incident a rebel leader was shot dead. [ 10 ][ 11 ] 10 January – A Colombian soldier was shot dead by an ELN sniper in the department of Arauca. [ 12 ] 13 January – Militants of the ELN kidnapped a contractor of Ecopetrolun in ...
Events. 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. 30 November – the Congress ratified a revised ...
The Indigenous peoples of Colombia have been subjected to incredible violence in recent decades, ranging from massacres by armed groups to the targeted killings of Indigenous activists and politicians. [1] Mineral, crop and energy resources on native land have been a driving force behind conflicts in Colombia since its founding, and continue to ...