Tag: <span>Juan Manuel Santos</span>
December 5, 2016 > Daniela Castro
Colombian Victims Abroad Sought Justice in Amended Peace Deal
NEW YORK—The Colombian government and the FARC rebel group signed a new and final peace deal on Nov. 24. The Congress approved the agreement last week, giving the green light […] Read More >
October 5, 2016 > Staff
Colombia’s Ceasefire Only Lasts Until The End Of The Month
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The ceasefire between the Colombian armed forces and the FARC rebels will only last until Oct. 31, according to El Espectador. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos […] Read More >
October 3, 2016 > Staff
Colombia Votes Against Peace Agreement
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The results are in: Colombian voters decided by a margin of 50.25 to 49.75 percent Sunday to reject the peace accord, confounding polling predictions of a generous […] Read More >
June 23, 2016 > Camila Osorio
FARC Rebels and Colombia’s Government are one Step Closer to Signing a Peace Deal
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA — On April 9, 1948, Colombian liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was murdered in downtown Bogotá. A hired hitman approached Gaitán at noon and shot him. The […] Read More >
May 9, 2016 > Staff
Colombia to Deploy Air Power Against Criminal Gangs
Top Story — Colombia’s government will deploy military aircraft to fight the three major drug trafficking and illegal mining gangs in the country, the BBC reported. The announcement, made by […] Read More >
March 31, 2016 > Staff
ELN Rebels and Colombian Government to Hold Formal Peace Talks
Top Story — The Colombian government and rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s second largest left-wing rebel group after the FARC, announced on Wednesday that they will […] Read More >
January 20, 2016 > Staff
Colombia, FARC Ask UN to Monitor Post-Ceasefire Disarmament
Top Story — The Colombian government and FARC rebels jointly requested on Tuesday that the United Nations set up a monitoring body to oversee the demobilization process that would follow […] Read More >
December 2, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Declines to Extradite FARC Guerrilla to US
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday revealed an executive order rejecting the U.S. extradition request for FARC rebel Juan Vicente Carvajal, wanted in New York on drug trafficking charges, […] Read More >
November 13, 2015 > Staff
US Drug War Ally Colombia Will Legalize Medicinal Marijuana
Top Story — On Thursday, Colombia’s government announced it will legalize the commercial sale of marijuana for medical and scientific use, The Associated Press reported. The upcoming decree by President […] Read More >
November 10, 2015 > Staff
FARC Rebels Reject Plebiscite Proposal to Finalize Colombian Peace Deal
Top Story — Colombian rebel group FARC rejected proposed legislation on Monday that would put a final peace agreement with the government up for popular vote, stalling progress in the peace negotiations […] Read More >