Sources: BBC
After two FARC leaders go into hiding from drug trafficking charges in Colombia and the United States, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro makes a public statement saying they are welcome to take refuge in his country. He also welcomes other FARC rebels to Venezuela, calling them "leaders of peace". 2019-07-29
The Colombian government and FARC rebels sign a new peace deal after the failure of the original one. 2016-11-24
Colombian government and FARC representatives meet in Havana, and President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with presidential predecessors Álvaro Uribe, the accord opposition leader, and Andrés Pastrana Arango, to continue negotiations to end the 52-year war that has killed around a quarter of a million people. 2016-10-4
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño, also known as Timochenko, sign a peace accord in Cartagena, ending the longest running armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. The final agreement will be submitted to popular ratification in a referendum on October 2.2016-09-26
FARC rebels kill 12 Colombian soldiers and wound four more in an ambush near the Colombian border with Venezuela. 2012-05-21
The Colombian leftist group FARC releases its last remaining police and military captives. 2012-04-2
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is convicted in New York City for conspiracy to smuggle weapons to the Colombian terrorist group FARC. 2011-11-2
Colombia takes Venezuela to the Organisation of American States over claims that the latter tolerates training camps for left-wing guerrillas, particularly FARC and ELN within its borders. 2010-07-18
Colombian soldier Pablo Emilio Moncayo is released after 12 years in FARC captivity. 2010-03-30