Tag: Timochenko

• Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 02:01 UTC

  UN says FARC rebels hand over weapons to Colombian authorities

  

  Leftist rebels in Colombia have turned over almost all of their fighters’ individual weapons as part of a historic peace deal reached with the government last year to end a half century of conflict, the United Nations said Monday.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2016 - 10:20 UTC

  Colombia the day after: Uribe holds the key to a peace deal, but much harsher on FARC commanders

  

  Colombia's president tried Monday to keep alive an agreement to end Latin America's longest-running war after a shocking rejection by voters, but his opponents made clear their price for joining the effort will be steep.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 04:12 UTC

  Colombia signs historic cease fire to end half a century armed conflict

  

  An agreement aimed at ending more than five decades of conflict between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group was signed in Havana on Thursday at a ceremony presided over by Cuban head of state Raul Castro.

• Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 - 05:49 UTC

  FARC will enter politics once peace deal is signed, announces top guerrilla leader

  

  Colombia’s FARC rebel guerrillas will enter politics and seek alliances with other parties after it signs a peace deal with the government, its secretive leader said, despite rebel fears they may be targeted by right-wing armed groups..

• Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:27 UTC

  Colombia and FARC put a date to end Latam's deadliest conflict, 23 March 2016

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the top FARC rebel commander pledged on Wednesday to end Latin America's longest war within six months and sealed their pact with a handshake likely to stand as a lasting image.

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  FARC declares a cease fire for the Colombian residential election runoff

  

  Colombia's FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Sunday from June 9 to 30, a period that will cover a run-off presidential election being contested mainly over how to end five decades of war with the guerrillas.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2013 - 01:11 UTC

  Santos prepared to talk with FARC leader Timochenko to accelerate peace talks

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed that he would consider meeting FARC rebel leader Timochenko to accelerate talks aimed at ending 50 years of conflict but warned the nation will continue at war if Colombians reject what is agreed at the negotiating table.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 23:35 UTC

  Santos announces talks to end conflict with FARC begin next month in Oslo

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas to end the long standing conflict would start in Oslo in the first half of October before moving to Havana.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 05:53 UTC

  Colombia’s FARC pledge to join peace talks “without hatred or arrogance”

  

  Colombia's FARC rebel leader said the group would join peace talks with the government “without hatred or arrogance” in its first response to President Juan Manuel Santos' announcement of imminent negotiations.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 20:08 UTC

  Colombian president tells new FARC leader: turn in or risk death

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned the new FARC rebel chief ‘Timochenko’ to reconsider waging war or risk the same fate as his predecessor, who was shot dead by Special Forces this month.