Santos Signs Colombia Peace Deal Triggering FARC Disarmament
- Polls show voters to back deal in Oct. 2 national plebiscite
- Ceremony on Caribbean coast attended by regional leaders
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Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos signed a peace accord with Marxist guerrillas Monday, setting in motion the disarmament of the largest irregular army in the Americas and officially ending more than half a century of conflict.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, will hand over their weapons to the United Nations under the deal, in return for seats in Congress, agricultural reform and reduced punishment for crimes. At least five polls published this month show voters will approve the agreement signed Monday by Santos and guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono in a national plebiscite to be held Oct. 2.