Santos announced Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, that he will sign a peace accord with the FARC on Sept. 26. in Cartagena. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribuPresident Juan Manuel Santos announced on Friday that he will sign a peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia later this month in Cartagena. Last week, Santos' government and the FARC reached a historic deal bringing to an end 52 years of hostilities by Latin America's largest insurgency. Under the terms of the accord, FARC units must deploy to 28 rural areas across the country where they will turn their weapons over to a United Nations-sponsored mission over a period of six months. As part of the accord, rebels who confess war crimes will be spared jail time and ordered to carry out community service in areas hard-hit by the conflict.

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