The Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war. <br/><br/>President Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, used a pen made from a bullet to sign the deal. Guests dressed in white at the ceremony in Cartagena, to symbolise peace. <br/><br/>The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and leaders of Latin American countries were among those present. It comes after four years of talks in Havana, Cuba, between President Santos and Timochenko. Under the deal, the Farc will be relaunched as a political party. The entire peace agreement will be put to Colombian voters in a popular vote on 2 October. The last of the major Cold War conflicts killed 260,000 people and left six million internally displaced.