Signatures to the agreement was filed by the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos and the commander of the guerrilla Rodrigo Londońo Photo: PAP/EPA/MAURICIO DUENAS CASTANEDA
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Rodrigo Londono, alias “Timochenko”, the rebel leader of FARC, have signed with the population of 297 pages of the agreement in the presence of more than 2,000 foreign dignitaries. The ceremony was headed by the UN Secretary-General ban Ki-moon. Among the invited guests were, in particular, the President of Cuba Raul Castro and US Secretary of state John Kerry.
- a Terrible night of violence that has enveloped its shadow for more than half a century came to an end. We open our hearts to a new day, beautiful sun, full of new possibilities, which shone in the Colombian sky, said Juan Santos in his speech.
- Let no one doubt that we are moving to a policy of no weapons. Prepare to disarm our hearts and minds. We words – says the commander of the guerrilla Rodrigo Londońo.
for the first time in Colombia, the guerrilla commanders made public, without closed faces and uniforms. The same as all of us was founded by white shirts. In them, as noted, for more than four years, led in Havana, the Cuban capital, the peace talks with the Colombian government. In addition to the 150 guerrillas, the ceremony was attended by four hundred victims of the FARC, and two and a half thousand celebrities from all over the world, including 15 heads of state.
the Partisans identified themselves as antyimperialistyczne and armed the shoulder of the Communist party of Colombia. Objective to protect farmers. In 2010, controlled a third of the surface of the country. A few hours before the conclusion of peace, the European Union issued a decision to expel FARC from the list of terrorist organizations.
Referendum
the Colombian Government and rebels from the FARC officially announced the conclusion of a peace Treaty on August 24.
Conclusion the system was announced in Havana, in the presence of the representatives of Cuba and Norway, who were mediators in the peace talks.
a Historic agreement, reached after four years of negotiations, must still be approved by Colombians in the referendum to be held on 2 October. Although the results of public opinion polls show that most Colombians, most likely, will vote for its adoption, according to analysts, the chances of implementation of the system can cross low voter turnout.
the System, in particular, provides a solution to the guerrilla groups FARC and requires the Colombian government to carry out radical land reform, changes in the underground fight against drugs and the extension of state intervention in the most neglected areas of the country.
One of the oldest ongoing armed conflicts in the world
the guerrilla War in Colombia was one of the longest ongoing armed conflicts in the world, and brought the country to the brink of collapse. The militants, the revenues, particularly from producers and traffickers of cocaine, fought with government forces, seeking to overthrow – as claimed – “oligarchs that are the minions of the United States”.
the War cost the lives of more than 260 thousand people. Tens of thousands are lost, and more than 5 million had to flee their homes.
the Rebels were forced, eventually, to take over negotiations with the government after a series of heavy defeats on the battlefield, and as a result of continuous melting their own ranks, for the current level of approx. 7,5 thousand. soldiers.
peace Talks began in November 2012. in Havana, however, the lack of mutual trust that their progress was very slow. The breakthrough came in September last year. when President Santos was presented in Havana a compromise proposal O. M. for convenience in the study of war crimes committed by both sides, punish the perpetrators and compensate the victims.
IAR,PAP,kh
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