Colombians are as peace has finally to Colombia. Colombia's government a peace deal with the rebel group FARC. The deal ends 52 years of fighting, during which 220,000 people and millions had to their homes. The deal comes after two years of talks between the two sides. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos the deal, "the beginning of the end to the suffering, pain and tragedy of war". A spokesman for the Colombian government said: "The war over but also there is a new beginning. This agreement the door to a more inclusive society." Both sides will now together for justice for the victims of the conflict and to a stable and lasting peace.
FARC is the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. It was during the Cold War to for farmers and workers. It its fight against the Colombian government in 1964. It will now part in the legal and political process to Colombia's future. In Bogota, the capital city, thousands of people came out to the news of the peace deal. One Colombian, Orlando Guevara, 57, told the Associated Press news agency: "I can in peace because finally I'll my country without violence, with a future for my children." The next step is for the Colombian people to on the peace deal on the 2nd of October. President Santos said: "It will the most important election of our lives."
