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| Colombia Farc rebels announce definitive ceasefire | |
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| The main leftist rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, has ordered all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (05:00 GMT Monday). | The main leftist rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, has ordered all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (05:00 GMT Monday). |
| The definitive ceasefire brings to an end the group's 52-year-old war against the Colombian state. It follows four years of peace talks in Cuba. | |
| The Farc leader, known as Timochenko, said that the long war against the state was over. | |
| The final peace agreement will be signed in the next few weeks. | The final peace agreement will be signed in the next few weeks. |
| The two sides had signed a bilateral ceasefire in June, paving the way for a final agreement. | |
| Under the terms of the agreement, the Farc (the Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) will give up its armed struggle and join the legal political process. | |
| The longest-running conflict in South America has killed an estimated 260,000 people and displaced millions. |