FARC

British

/ fɑːk /

acronym

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist revolutionary guerrilla force engaging in armed struggle against the government of Colombia

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Yet by late 2024, according to the government, more than 70% of Colombian municipalities were threatened by illegal armed groups, including the FARC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Santos, Colombia's president from 2010 to 2018 who won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a peace deal with his country's rebel army FARC, said he and his fellow Latin American leaders "were rather surprised."

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

In 2010, she was expelled from Congress and banned from holding office for 18 years for allegedly promoting the FARC.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

The government reached a landmark peace accord with the FARC, the largest rebel group, in 2016 following an arduous five-year process.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The United States considered the FARC, which disbanded in 2016 as part of a historic peace deal, to be a terrorist group.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023

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