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Despite the referendum 'No', Santos awarded Nobel Prize

Friday, October 7, 2016


 

Norway’s Nobel committee has awarded the Peace Prize to Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president for his efforts to secure a peace pact with the FARC rebels.

Santos showed immense fortitude to pursue an accord to resolve Latin America’s longest-lasting conflict which endured for more than half a century, the committee added.

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