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Colombia: Farc leader signs deal with Santos ending 52-year war

“LET this be the last day of war,” declared Farc commander Timochenko as he signed a historic ceasefire deal in Havana on Thursday.

The liberation movement leader, born Rodrigo Londono, and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos put their names to the agreement ending 52 years of civil war in the presence of world leaders.

Among them were Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose predecessor Hugo Chavez helped promote peace in its neighbouring country, and UN secretary-general Ban Ki Moon.

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