EL DIAMANTE, COLOMBIA – On 2 October, Colombia has a chance to put an end to a 52-year conflict, as it will hold a referendum on its historic agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
FARC are the largest guerrilla movement involved in the Colombian conflict, having started as a Marxist-Leninist peasant force in 1964. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleon Jimenez (‘Timoshenko’) signed the peace deal on Monday, after rebels met at a jungle conference to plan their political future.
Kimberley (Michelle) Brown 