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August 29, 2016

Colombia: Ceasefire Between Gov't and FARC Goes into Effect
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In Colombia, a ceasefire between rebels and the Colombian government has
gone into effect, formally ending hostilities in a 52-year-old civil war
that claimed an estimated 220,000 lives. Early this morning, FARC leader
Timoleón Jiménez ordered his followers to lay down their arms.

Timoleón Jiménez: "In my position as commander of the FARC-EP, I order
all of our leaders, all of our units, every and each one of our
combatants, to cease fire and hostilities in a definitive manner against
the Colombian state from midnight tonight."



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