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Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic peace deal

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Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebels took a step closer to ending Latin America’s longest civil war. They signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement on June 23 that ends a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleon Jimenez shook hands after negotiators signed the deal at a ceremony in Cuba. The agreement provides for a bilateral ceasefire, an end to hostilities, and the laying down of arms  by FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group.

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