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Colombia's 2016 peace referendum, narrowly rejected by about 0.5% of votes, covered a peace accord with which armed group?
Answer
FARC
The October 2016 referendum asked Colombians to approve the government's peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which narrowly failed before being revised and passed through Congress.
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Colombia's 2016 peace accord with FARC rebels initially failed a public referendum by 0.5%, forcing negotiators to restart talks from scratch.
Other options people guess
- ELN
- M-19
- AUC
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