Colombian congress approves new peace deal with FARC rebels

The Colombia Congress House of Representatives.
(Image credit: Guillermo Legaria/AFP/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Colombia's congress ratified a revised peace deal with the FARC rebel group, ending more than 50 years of conflict that left at least 260,000 people dead.

In October, voters narrowly rejected a similar peace accord in a referendum; after the deal was modified, President Juan Manuel Santos decided it could this time be approved with a legislative vote. Under the historic peace deal, the leftist rebels will put their arms down and become part of the political process.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.