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FARC Conflict: A Politic and Economic Driven Fight

                  For half a century, the Colombian government fight over one of its country oldest, largest, and richest guerilla armies, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia (FARC) or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Established in May 1966 with the purpose of overthrowing Colombian government and install a Marxist regime, FARC had changed into an actively involved terrorist group on drug trafficking and politicians kidnapping to fund the camps provision and operations throughout its existence.
                  The narcoterrorism and kidnapping practices conducted by FARC must have endangered the many lives of Colombian, making insecurity flourish all over the country and even the region. Seeing this, the Colombian government feels the urge to stop the terror by dealing with the rebellious group through a negotiated peace deal signed in November 2016. The signing of the peace deal shows that the conflict was resolvable and actually a constructed one, driven by political and economic motives.
                  FARC was first established by two members of Colombian Communist Party, Manuel Marulanda and Jacobo Arenas due to the feeling of being neglected by the Colombian government. They reside in countryside Marquetalia, Tolima, Colombia, with the goal of creating society in which their needs will be fulfilled. This goal is very ideal back then, considering the 60s Colombia are so filled with rampant corruption and all politicians never pay attention to people. Thus, poverty flourished and society feels so unsatisfied with their government. Unsatisfaction leads into rebellion and it creates situations where lots of people choose to join the rebel group since at least they have something to fight for.

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