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Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict with left-wing rebels.Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict with left-wing rebels.
The Nobel committee in Norway praised him for his peace agreement with Farc rebels, signed last month after four years of negotiations.The Nobel committee in Norway praised him for his peace agreement with Farc rebels, signed last month after four years of negotiations.
However, Colombians narrowly rejected the deal in a referendum last weekend. However, Colombians narrowly rejected the deal in a vote last weekend.
The conflict has killed about 260,000 people have been killed. More than six million have been internally displaced. The conflict has killed about 260,000 people. More than six million have been internally displaced.
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," said committee chairwoman Kaci Kullmann Five. Mr Santos was selected from a list of 376 candidates - 228 were individuals and 148 were organisations. They included:
"The award should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people," she added. The award did not include Farc leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, who signed the accord with Mr Santos.
The main candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Juan Manuel SantosJuan Manuel Santos
Sources: BBC Monitoring, Colombian presidencySources: BBC Monitoring, Colombian presidency
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," said committee chairwoman Kaci Kullmann Five.
"The award should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people," she added.
The peace deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters who went to the polls on 2 October. Despite the result, Mr Santos vowed to continue with talks with the rebels.The peace deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters who went to the polls on 2 October. Despite the result, Mr Santos vowed to continue with talks with the rebels.
Government negotiators have already returned to the Cuban capital Havana for further discussions with Farc leaders.Government negotiators have already returned to the Cuban capital Havana for further discussions with Farc leaders.
The Farc's 52-year fight
1964: Set up as armed wing of Communist Party
2002: At its height, it had an army of 20,000 fighters controlling up to a third of the country. Senator Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped and held for six years along with 14 other hostages
2008: The Farc suffers a series of defeats in its worst year
2012: Start of peace talks in Havana
2016: Definitive ceasefire
Full timeline of Farc conflict
Critics, led by former president Alvaro Uribe, said the deal was too lenient to the rebels.Critics, led by former president Alvaro Uribe, said the deal was too lenient to the rebels.
Under the agreement, special courts would have been created to try crimes committed during the conflict.
Those who confessed would have received lighter sentences and avoided serving any time in conventional prisons.
The Farc would also have been guaranteed 10 seats in the Colombian Congress in the 2018 and 2022 elections.
How the prize is decided
Why are Nobel laureates getting older?
Winners throughout the years