FARC History

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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) started during the civil war in Colombia from 1948- 1958. The war was between the Liberal and Conservative political parties and it devastated Colombia. The war was sparked when members of the conservative government assassinated the leader of the liberal party, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. The civil war was the cause of more than 200,000 deaths and the spawn of a guerrilla group known as the FARC. The FARC make most of their money off of Colombia's flourishing drug trade which gives them the ability to acquire firearms and new recruits. The FARC is considered a terrorist group in Colombia and the Colombian government continues to fight against them.

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