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Peace in Colombia?
October 4, 2016, 4:00 PM
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On Oct. 2, Colombians went to the polls for a historic vote: whether or not to accept the negotiated accord with the country’s largest and oldest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the FARC. The accord promises to end the longest running insurgency war in the hemisphere, and put a definitive end to the Cold War conflict between Marxist guerrillas and the state. But it’s proven controversial because of the FARC’s criminal activity related to the drug trade and their extensive human rights violations, including thousands of kidnappings. Associate Professor of Anthropology Winifred Tate will discuss the outcome of the vote and the implications for Colombia.