Colombia and FARC Rebels Give Peace a Chance -- Again
- Government signs peace deal with Marxist guerrillas in Bogota
- Accord to be ratified by lawmakers next week, Santos says
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels receive instructions for the day during FARC's 10th National Guerrilla conference in the Yari plains of El Diamante, Colombia, on Sept. 18, 2016.
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Colombia’s government signed a revised peace accord with Marxist guerrillas Thursday, almost eight weeks after the original agreement was rejected by voters. This time round, it won’t risk running the deal by the public.
The event in Bogota’s Teatro Colon was a briefer and more subdued affair than its predecessor in the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena two months ago, that included an all-white dress code and a host of international leaders. The deal seeks to end a 52-year civil conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people.