Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group and insurgent organization that waged a decades-long armed conflict against the Colombian state before demobilizing under a 2016 peace agreement.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia | 0 |
| Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former terrorist organization
ⓘ
guerrilla organization ⓘ |
| armedWing | FARC-EP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Colombian armed conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian conflict (1960s–present) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| enteredInto | peace negotiations with the Government of Colombia ⓘ |
| financedBy |
extortion of businesses
ⓘ
kidnapping for ransom ⓘ narcotics trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jacobo Arenas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel Marulanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
agrarian reform in Colombia
ⓘ
overthrow of the Colombian state ⓘ socialist revolution in Colombia ⓘ |
| hasPart | FARC-EP Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | rural Colombia ⓘ |
| ideology |
Bolivarianism
ⓘ
Guevarism ⓘ Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| involvedIn | drug trafficking ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | demobilization and disarmament process 2016–2017 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Alfonso Cano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel Marulanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Raúl Reyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Timoleón Jiménez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Colombian jungles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian mountains ⓘ Colombian rural areas ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Colombian security forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin American revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| peakStrength | around 20,000 fighters ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
demobilization of FARC combatants
ⓘ
disarmament under UN supervision ⓘ |
| shortName | FARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signed | 2016 Colombian peace agreement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Common Alternative Revolutionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Common Alternative Revolutionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
bombing
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP)