![]() In 2016, the FARC-EP (eng.: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – Peoples Army) was ready to give up its weapons. The party made the final break with its former revolutionary history when it decided to rename itself from FARC to COMUNES, which translates to ‘Together’. More and more leading cadres of the legal party broke away from it, accusing the leadership of betraying the revolution. The high hopes of the FARC, which announced its reformation as a legal political party, were disappointed: land and political reforms agreed to in the peace treaty have not been implemented, and now unarmed they face the already existing threat of paramilitary and state violence. The Colombian elite recognized: War against communists is bad for business. While 7,000 men and women of the FARC guerrillas surrendered their weapons with the sincere hope of peace, the state had its own unique motivation. While the agreement gave the people hope for peace and change, current President Juan Manuel Santos bathed himself in the limelight of the international press Santos was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed the peace deal after long negotiations. High officials of the state came together at the same table with their biggest enemies. In November, about 5 years ago, the Colombian state was ready to sign a peace agreement that would end a 50-year war between the state and the communist insurgents.
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