Feature: Colombia between optimism and opposition on FARC peace treaty
Feature: Colombia between optimism and opposition on FARC peace treaty
by César Mariño García
BOGOTA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- On Thursday night, thousands of people took to the streets of Bogota to celebrate the ceasefire agreement signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Havana.
The gamut of emotions ran from tears to applause and messages of hope from those who feel that a war lasting more than five decades may have finally ended.
The agreement guarantees that the FARC will proceed with a complete disarmament, under the supervision of the UN.
In Bogota, most of those celebrating were left-wing supporters, who feel that bullets will now be replaced by civilized dissent and that true democracy can finally be built in Colombia.
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