November 25, 2016 8:46 AM

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Colombia government, rebels sign revised peace agreement

The Colombian Government signed a revised peace agreement with the country's largest rebel movement, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) making a second attempt within months to end a half century of hostilities. <br/><br/>The document was signed in Bogota between President Juan Manual Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono last night. The revised agreement will be submitted to Congress for approval, rather than put to a popular vote. The deal is aimed at ending five decades of armed conflict, which has killed more than 260,000 people and left millions internally displaced. <br/><br/>The previous deal was rejected by the Colombian people in a popular vote on 2nd October. During the signing ceremony, President Santos has said that revised agreement is better than the previous one because it addressed many of the concerns of those who had voted "No" in the October referendum. He said he expected Congress to vote on the deal as early as next week.

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