History of The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

History Of The Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict.

FARC-EP is a peasant army which has proclaimed itself as a revolutionary agrarian, anti-imperialist Marxist–Leninist organization of Bolivarian inspiration. It claims to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes, and opposes United States influence in Colombia (e.g. Plan Colombia), neo-imperialism, monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations, and paramilitary/government violence.

Read more about History Of The Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia:  La Violencia and The National Front, PCC and Self-defense Communities, Plan Lazo, Seventh Guerrilla Conference of The FARC-EP, Entrance Into Coca Trade, La Uribe Agreement and Union Patriótica, Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (CGSB), 1990–1998, Andrés Pastrana's Presidency (1998-2002)

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