Rachel Clarke, CNN: Colombia: 52 years of war, 220,000 dead, now peace
(CNN)The end seems near for one of the world's longest running conflicts, with the announcement of a peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Marxist rebels of FARC.
Here's what you need to know:
A brief history of the war
It's been a devastating war, with more than five decades of battle between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known by the Spanish acronym FARC) and the country's government.
It began in 1964, after the success of the Cuban revolution, with the rebels wanting to forcibly redistribute wealth.
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