Colombians Place Wreaths at Monuments to Celebrate Cease-Fire with Rebels
Colombians Place Wreaths at Monuments to Celebrate Cease-Fire with Rebels
Caracas,
Wednesday
June 29,2016
BOGOTA – Colombians on Thursday celebrated the signing of the cease-fire agreement between the government and the FARC guerrilla group by placing funeral wreaths at public monuments.
In Bogota, a funeral wreath with a ribbon that read “RIP 1964-2016 War in Colombia” appeared at the statue in Plaza Simon Bolivar, an entryway for the Capitol, Presidential Palace, Palace of Justice and City Hall.
The grassroots “Por Colombia Si” movement placed the wreaths and publicized the Twitter hashtag #Adiosalaguerra to get the word out, with the term trending across the country.
Similar floral arrangements appeared in other parts of the capital, such as the Center for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation.
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