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Government of Colombia and FARC-EP sign the revised Final Peace Agreement (2016)

On 24 November 2016 the Government of Colombia and FARC-EP signed a revised Final Agreement after the first text was rejected in a plebiscite. The agreement provided for a definitive bilateral ceasefire, the laying down of FARC-EP arms, reintegration and implementation mechanisms. In the causal graph this event weakens Armed-Conflict Intensity, a driver that strengthens Global deaths from organized violence (UCDP) — an improving welfare path.

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On 24 November 2016 the Government of Colombia and FARC-EP signed a revised Final Agreement after the first text was rejected in a plebiscite. The agreement provided for a definitive bilateral ceasefire, the laying down of FARC-EP arms, reintegration and implementation mechanisms. It ended the armed confrontation between the state and FARC-EP, while not ending all armed violence in Colombia.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Government of Colombia

    Organization

    Shared responsibility

    responsibility level 0.8 · verified

    The Government of Colombia was a principal signatory and accepted the ceasefire, reintegration, security and implementation commitments that ended its armed confrontation with FARC-EP.

  • Juan Manuel Santos

    Person

    Shared responsibility

    responsibility level 0.75 · verified

    Juan Manuel Santos signed the revised Final Agreement on behalf of Colombia after leading the government side of the peace process. The attribution is limited to that official role.

  • FARC-EP

    Organization

    Shared responsibility

    responsibility level 0.7 · verified

    FARC-EP was a principal signatory and accepted the definitive ceasefire, laying down of arms and reintegration commitments. This is attribution as a party to the agreement, not a broader endorsement of its conduct.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. Actors (3)Government of Colombia
  2. contributed toFactGovernment of Colombia and FARC-EP sign the revised Final Peace Agreement (2016)
  3. weakensDrivers (2)Armed-Conflict Intensity
  4. strengthensIndicatorGlobal deaths from organized violence (UCDP)

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Factrail. (2026). Government of Colombia and FARC-EP sign the revised Final Peace Agreement (2016). Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sec-colombia-farc-final-agreement-2016

https://factrail.ai/facts/sec-colombia-farc-final-agreement-2016

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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