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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Colombian President Santos
- Prize seen strengthening government’s hand in ongoing talks
- Peace process suffered blow Sunday when voters rejected accord
Colombia's President Santos Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to bring an end to a more than 50-year civil conflict, strengthening his attempt to salvage a peace accord rejected by voters earlier this month.
Colombians voted against the agreement on Oct. 2 after four years of talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Santos, 65, has since continued to press for peace, holding talks with both the FARC and opposition leaders to break the deadlock.