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After Voters Reject Peace Deal With FARC, What's Next For Colombia?

1:12pm October 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In the short term, President Juan Manuel Santos says he intends to maintain a bilateral cease-fire. Both sides say they'll still work to end a war that has stretched on for more than 50 years.

A boy celebrates after finding out the results of the referendum on the peace accord.

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In Surprise Result, Colombian Voters Reject Peace Deal

8:20pm October 02, 2016

by John Otis

The agreement, which was signed last week, would have ended more than a half-century of war between the government and FARC rebels. By a slim majority, Colombians voted against the deal Sunday.

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U.S. envoy Bernard Aronson speaks at the State Department in Washingon on Feb. 20, 2015. Secretary of State John Kerry said Aronson announced that Aronson would be the special envoy to Colombia, where he helped negotiate an end to that country's 52-year w

The American Diplomat Who Helped Bring An End To Colombia's War

8:59am September 24, 2016

by John Otis

An American negotiator played a key role in helping Colombia end it's half-century war between the government and the FARC guerrillas. Here's how he did it.

A mural in the town of Toribio, Colombia, displays an idyllic rural scene. But the reality is that many rural parts of the country are desperately poor and lawless.

Can Colombia Finally Fix Its Split Personality?

6:33am September 17, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

It's a country of booming urban centers and poor and lawless rural regions. A pending peace deal between the government and the guerrillas promises to end this divide.

Colombians celebrate in Bogota on Wednesday as they watch on a giant screen broadcasting the signing of a peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC in Havana.

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FARC Rebels, Colombian Government Sign Historic Peace Treaty

7:01am August 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The guerrilla war between Marxist rebels and Colombia's government has stretched on for more than half a century. Now the two sides have met in Havana to sign a peace agreement.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC commander Timoleon Jimenez (right) shake hands as Raul Castro looks on at a signing ceremony of a cease-fire deal in Havana last Thursday.

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Colombia's President: Making Peace With Rebels Is 'A Good Investment'

11:47am June 29, 2016

by John Otis

After 52 years of conflict, Colombia's civil war is now over. President Juan Manuel Santos tells NPR how he worked out the deal with the FARC rebels.

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A wreath placed before the statue of Simón Bolívar in Bogota's main square celebrates the peace accord between the Colombian government and the FARC leftist guerrilla group. The ribbon on the wreath says "Farewell to War" in Spanish; the sign beneath re

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FARC Rebels, Colombian Government Sign Cease-Fire Deal

2:48pm June 23, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Colombia's government and its largest guerrilla fighting group celebrated a bilateral agreement that will eventually disarm 7,000 rebels. It's the result of years of peace talks held in Havana, Cuba.

Cuba's President Raul Castro (center) encourages Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and the commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, known as Timochenko, to shake hands, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday.

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Peace Breakthrough In Talks Between Colombian President And Rebel Leaders

9:00pm September 23, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Secretary of State John Kerry praised the progress in peace talks in Cuba between President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), known as Timochenko.

Miss Colombia Paulina Vega poses during the Miss Universe pageant in Miami, on Jan. 25. Vega has been invited to participate in peace talks between her country's government and Marxist rebels.

Colombian Rebels Invite Miss Universe To Join Peace Talks

1:20pm February 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Paulina Vega, 22, said in interviews that she wanted to help end her country's 50-year civil war. So, FARC asked her to attend talks in Havana.

A man carries a bag with coca leaves in December 2013 in a rural area of Corinto, department of Cauca, Colombia. The Colombian government and the FARC are attempting address the issue of "illicit cultivation" as the third point of their ongoing peace talk

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Colombia's Coca Farmers Face Uncertain Future As FARC Negotiates Peace

7:39pm January 20, 2015

As part of talks, the leftist revolutionary group is offering to help end Colombia's cocaine trade, but previous attempts to encourage coca farmers to grow something else have been disastrous.