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FARC  

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  • The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is a leftist Colombian guerrilla group that presents a grave threat to the Colombian government. Between 1948 and 1958, Colombia saw its two leading political parties, the Liberals and the Conservatives, engage in a civil war that plunged the country into near anarchy. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; FARC]

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  • Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/FARC

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