VOICED : Colombia responsable del exterminio de la Union Patriotica

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos acknowledged the state's failure to prevent the extermination of the leftist party Unión Patriótica in the 1990s. He emphasized the government's commitment to ensuring the safety of political participants, especially those transitioning from FARC to civilian life. Santos' remarks came on the eve of a peace agreement with FARC, aiming to end a conflict lasting over fifty years. The Unión Patriótica emerged from unsuccessful negotiations with FARC in the 1980s and faced a violent extermination campaign by right-wing paramilitaries, resulting in the loss of 3,000 members.

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