Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal with Marxist guerrillas in a referendum on Sunday, plunging the nation into uncertainty and dashing President Juan Manuel Santos' painstakingly negotiated plan to end the 52-year war.
The future of the peace process in Colombia is now uncertain as the No camp took a razor-thin lead Sunday in a national vote on whether to accept the agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
After over five decades of war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC commander in chief Timoleon Jimenez met here to start a new chapter in the country's history.
Colombia's center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse.
An historic ceasefire came into effect in Colombia, ending a 52-year war between FARC rebels and the government and taking a major step toward ending a conflict that has claimed more than 250,000 lives.
Almost two weeks after the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group announced a historic end to their armed conflict in Havana, Cuba, concerns are mounting that not all FARC members are keen on giving up their struggle.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday he intended to accept proposals from the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to bring into force a bilateral truce from Jan. 1.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday lifted the suspension of airstrikes on leftist guerrilla strongholds, after the members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) allegedly ambushed and killed 11 government troops.
A high-level Colombian military delegation traveled to Cuba Thursday to meet with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels for peace talks, President Juan Manuel Santos told reporters.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group announced a 30-day ceasefire on Sunday in Havana.
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