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People celebrate in a park as they listen to the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__8]()
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos holds the peace deal with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC after delivering it to Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal to Congress and declaring a definitive ceasefire against the guerrillas.(AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)![Colombia_peaceNEW2]()
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In this Aug. 12, 2016 photo, rebels of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia walk on a makeshift footbridge in the southern jungles of Putumayo, Colombia. With the peace accords about to signed between the FARC and the governemt, gone are the days when they had to change camp every few days for fear of being stunned in their sleep by bombs falling from the skies. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__7]()
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, front, second from right, speaks after delivering to Congress the peace deal with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal on Thursday to Congress and declaring a definitive ceasefire against the guerrillas.(AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_8]()
People celebrate as they follow a broadcast on screen the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_7]()
People celebrate the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Rebels_At_Ease_10]()
In this Aug. 12, 2016 photo, rebels of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia walk on a makeshift footbridge in the southern jungles of Putumayo, Colombia. With the peace accords about to signed between the FARC and the governemt, gone are the days when they had to change camp every few days for fear of being stunned in their sleep by bombs falling from the skies. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Cuba_Colombia_Peace_Talks__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_5]()
Humberto de la Calle, center, head of Colombia's government peace negotiation team, accompanied by part of his team, waves goodbye to the journalists after a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. De la Calle told a news conference Thursday that he's not yet sure when the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia will formally sign the deal to end more than a half-century of conflict. (AP Photo/ Ramon Espinosa)![_Colombia_Peace_Accord__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_1]()
People celebrate in a park as they listen to the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Cuba_Colombia_Peace_Talks__11]()
Humberto de la Calle, center, head of Colombia's government peace negotiation team, accompanied by part of his team, waves goodbye to the journalists after a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. De la Calle told a news conference Thursday that he's not yet sure when the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia will formally sign the deal to end more than a half-century of conflict. (AP Photo/ Ramon Espinosa)![Colombia_Peace_Accord_10]()
FILE- In this April 9, 1948, file photo, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan lies dying in the Colombian Capital of Bogoto after being shot. Others are unidentified. The 1948 assassination of populist firebrand Jorge Eliecer Gaitan sparked the political bloodletting known as "La Violencia," or "The Violence." The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are preparing for a peace deal in Columbia's half-century guerrilla conflict which has roots in the assassination. (AP Photo, File)![colombia_peaceNEW]()
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People celebrate as they follow a broadcast on screen the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__4]()
People celebrate the announcement from Havana, Cuba, that delegates of Colombia's government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a peace accord to end their half-century civil war, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The government's accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia must still be ratified by voters in a plebiscite in order to take effect. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__6]()
Senate President Mauricio Lizcano receives from Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, front right, the peace deal with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal on Thursday to Congress and declaring a definitive ceasefire against the guerrillas.(AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_4]()
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos hand-carries to Congress the peace deal with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal on Thursday to Congress and declaring a definitive ceasefire against the guerrillas.(AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)![Colombia_Peace_Accord__5]()
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos hand-carries to Congress the peace deal with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal on Thursday to Congress and declaring a definitive ceasefire against the guerrillas.(AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)Colombians react to news of history making peace deal
As news broke that a peace deal had been reached to end the bloody 52-year civil conflict between the Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, many Colombians took the streets and celebrated in public squares.
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- Colombians react to news of history making peace deal
