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Colombian police foil assassination attempt on rebel leader, official saysOfficers killed two men who planned to commit the attack, which was ordered by commanders of dissident rebels who decided to return to conflict last year.CrimeJan 12, 2020
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‘I was devastated’: Family living in Canada for 6 years to be deported Christmas EveA family of seven who have lived in Canada for more than six years are set to be deported to Colombia on Christmas Eve by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA).CanadaDec 12, 2018
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Colombia declares FARC war over as last container of weapons is removedColombian President Juan Manuel Santos was present as the last weapons of the FARC rebel group were sealed in containers and taken away by the United Nations.WorldAug 16, 2017
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Colombian FARC rebels have handed over almost all weapons: UNLeftist rebels in Colombia have turned over almost all of their fighters' individual weapons as part of a historic peace deal reached with the government last year to end a half century of conflict, the United Nations said Monday.WorldJun 27, 2017
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Colombia president accepts Nobel Prize for his ‘impossible dream’ of peace dealColombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it helped make possible the "impossible dream" of ending his country's half-century-long civil war.WorldDec 10, 2016
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Donald Trump should support Colombian peace effort: FARC leaderFARC's leader said Friday he hopes that Donald Trump will continue strong U.S support for ending Colombia's half-century conflict that past administrations helped fuel.WorldNov 25, 2016
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Colombia, FARC rebels say they have agreed on new peace dealColombia's government and Marxist guerillas said on Saturday they have agreed on a new peace deal, six weeks after the original one was rejected in a referendum.WorldNov 12, 2016
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Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebelsVoters rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday.WorldOct 2, 2016
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Colombia, FARC sign historic pact ending decades-long conflictColombia's government and the country's largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord Monday, ending a half-century of combat that caused more than 220,000 deaths and made 8 million homeless.WorldSep 26, 2016
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FARC sets permanent cease-fire deal with Colombian governmentThe commander of FARC said Sunday its fighters will permanently cease hostilities with the government beginning with the first minute of Monday.WorldAug 28, 2016
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