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Making peace is less popular than war - our full interview with Colombia's President Santos

Making peace is less popular than war - our full interview with Colombia's President Santos
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After more than half a century of civil conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, in which more than 200,000 people are estimated to have been killed, and 7 million

After more than half a century of civil conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, in which more than 200,000 people are estimated to have been killed, and 7 million displaced, it looks like a historic peace deal is finally drawing that conflict to a close. In this full version of the interview, Nobel Peace Prizewinner, President Juan Manuel Santos, talks to Isabelle Kumar about why bringing peace does not always bring popularity at the polls.

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