FARC

British

/ fɑːk /

acronym

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist revolutionary guerrilla force engaging in armed struggle against the government of Colombia

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Mordisco leads a dissident faction that rejected the 2016 peace agreement that led to the disarmament of the former FARC.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Because of his success as president from 2002-2010 in defeating the rebel group FARC, he remains influential on the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

The rebel unit was run by a holdout commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, who refused to go along with a 2016 peace deal that Piedad Córdoba helped broker, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

The JEP was established as part of a 2016 peace agreement between the state and the now demobilized FARC, which ended the rebel group's role in a conflict that has killed more than 450,000.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

The government reached a landmark peace accord with the FARC, the largest rebel group, in 2016 following an arduous five-year process.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

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