Bogota, FARC in deal for peace

COLOMBIA’S government and the FARC rebels have reached a historic peace deal to end their half-century civil war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

After nearly four years of negotiations in Cuba, the two sides announced a final deal on Wednesday, which President Juan Manuel Santos said would be put to a decisive referendum on October 2.

“The Colombian governmentandtheFARCannounce that we have reached a final, full and definitive accord . . . on ending the conflict and building a stable and enduring peace,” the two sides said in a joint statement read out in Havana by Cuban diplomat Rodolfo Benitez. “We don’t want one more victim in Colombia.”

In a national address just after the announcement, Santos – who has staked his legacy on the peace process CONTINUED

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