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
Referendum voters in Colombia narrowly fail to ratify a peace deal between the Government of Colombia and FARC. 2016-10-2
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
The government of Colombia and FARC rebels sign a ceasefire deal, putting an end to 50 years of conflict in the country between the two sides. 2016-06-23
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a meeting with leaders of FARC in a sign of encouragement in ending Colombia's half-century old conflict. 2016-03-22
17 government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca. 2013-07-20
The Colombian leftist group FARC releases its last remaining police and military captives. 2012-04-2
The International Red Cross states that the Colombian FARC rebel group has released its fourth captive over the past few days but failed to release two others. [http:--www.startribune.com-world-116122189.html (AP via "Minneapolis Star-Tribune")]date=August 2019 2011-02-13
Colombian soldier Pablo Emilio Moncayo is released after 12 years in FARC captivity. 2010-03-30
Spain requests an explanation from Venezuela concerning allegations that it helped terrorist groups Euskadi Ta Askatasuna and FARC plot to kill Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and other Colombian personalities in Spanish soil. 2010-03-1