Colombia’s Violent History of Illicit Drugs, Political Revolution, and Government Oppression: The History of Violence Within the Colombian State, the South American Country Which Participated Within the Most Foreign and Civil Conflicts, the Longest Conflict Within Colombian History, the Oldest Democracy Within the Western Hemisphere Outside of the U.S., the Year the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (People’s Army) Was Created, the Reason Agricultural Workers Within Colombia Supported the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the View and Classification of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Within Western Countries and How the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Acquired Economic Capital, the Age of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos When the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Was Formed, the Educational Background of Santos, the Career Path of Santos Post Returning to Colombia in 1982, the Most Powerful Illicit Drug Trafficker in History, the Violence Perpetrated Against Journalists by the Cártel de Medellín (Medellín Poster) (the Medellín Cartel) During the 1980’s and 1990’s, the Assassination of Journalists, Members of Law Enforcement, and Members of the Judicial System by the Medellín Cartel, the Dilemma Santos Experienced in 1984, the Negotiation Between Colombian Narcoterrorist and Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar and Colombian President Alfonso López Michelsen, the Decision of Santos After Discovering the Negotiation Between Escobar and Michelsen, the Country With the Highest Homicide Rate During the 1980’s, the Tortuous Practices the Paramilitary Organizations of Colombia Subjected the Colombian Public to, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s Utilizing Equally Brutal Strategies, the Colombian Public Becoming Anesthetized to the Brutalities of Conflict During the Mid to Late 20th Century, the Number of Colombians Displaced by the Conflicto Armado Interno de Colombia (Internal Armed Conflict of Colombia) (the Colombian Conflict), Large Regions of the Colombian Ecosystem Systematically Destroyed During the Conflicto Armado Interno de Colombia, the Major Priority of Santos Post Becoming the Colombian Minister of Defense, the Person Who Introduced Santos to English Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) John McLeod Scarlett, the Intelligence Advice Scarlett Provided Santos, the Person Who Provided Santos Virtually Unlimited Economic Support and Weapon Resources to Combat the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Notable Individuals Captured as Hostages by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in 2006, the Strategic Advice of the Colombian Soldiers Who Collected Intelligence Upon the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia During This Hostage Event, the Person Who Approved the Strategy of Operación Jaque (Operation Check), the Reason Operación Jaque Was Immensely Difficult to Successfully Accomplish, Santos Present During the Operación Jaque Mission, the Problem Which Occurred During the Exfiltration of Operación Jaque, the Reason Exfiltration During Operación Jaque Ran Over Schedule, the Person Santos Called Via Telephone Post the Success of Operación Jaque, the Psychological Impact of the Success of Operación Jaque for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Person Who Won the Colombian Presidency With the Largest Margin of Victory Within Colombian History, the Individuals and Groups Santos Met With Prior to Being Sworn Into the Office of the Presidency, the Reason the Colombian Public Did Not Desire the Colombian Government to Negotiate With the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and Colombian Drug Cartels, the Strategy Santos Utilized to Develop Peace Within Colombia, the Advisors Santos Utilized to Develop Peace Within Colombia, the Number of Conflicts Santos’ Team Studied Prior to Attempting to Develop Peace Within Colombia, Santos’ Administration Holding Covert Negotiations With the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Strategy Santos Utilized During These Negotiations, Santos’ View of Terrorism and the Next Generation of Colombians, Santos’ Quote Related to Conflict and Peace, Santos Becoming Aware of Colombian Commander Alfonso Cano’s Location, One of the Most Difficult Decisions of Santos’ Administration, Conflict Negotiations Between Santos’ Administration and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Becoming Public Knowledge and the Location of the Neutral Territory Utilized for These Negotiations, the Reason Santos’ Favorability Amongst the Colombian Public Plummeted, the Person Who Won the 2014 Colombian Presidential Election, the Event Which Prompted the Majority of the Colombian Public to Abandon the Idea of Fostering Peace With the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Year Santos Negotiated the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera (Final Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace) (the Colombian Peace Accord) With the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Colombian Public Voting to Approve or Reject the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera, the Result of the Colombian Peace Agreement Vote, Santos’ Reaction After Learning the Colombian Public’s View of the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera, the Reason the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera Was Rejected by the Colombian Public, One of the Strategies Leveraged During Peace Negotiations Internationally, the Person Who Won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, Santos’ Reaction After Being Informed He Had Won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, the Reason the Colombian Public Accepted the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera, the Reaction of Santos’ Critics Post Introducing the Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera to the Colombian Congress, the Most Difficult Peace Negotiations of Scottish Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Career, Santos’ Administration Providing No Cost Housing to Victims of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, an Example of a Mother and Children Who Benefited From This Legislative Policy, Santos’ Quote Related to No Cost Housing, the Colombian Economy in 2018 Post Santos’ Administration, the Homicide Rate Within Colombian Descending to a 50 Year Low, How the Weaponry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Was Disposed of by International Intergovernmental Organization the United Nations, and the Impact of Santos’ Administration Upon Peace Negotiations Internationally

Columbia has been a violent country since its independence in 1810, a culture of violence which reaches back through history to the early 19th century. Colombia has participated in more conflicts than any other country in Latin America, with 12 of these conflicts being civil wars. The longest of these conflicts has been the conflict against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia often abbreviated as “FARC” which had lasted 56 years. Aside from the US, Colombia is the eldest democracy in the ...


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