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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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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

The U.S. identified the FARC, as the guerrilla organization was also known, as a terrorist group from 1997 to 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

The JEP was established as part of a 2016 peace agreement between the state and the now demobilized FARC, which ended the rebel group's role in a conflict that has killed more than 450,000.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

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

A 2016 peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, known as FARC, reduced violence throughout much of the country.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

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