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# Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC

> Colombia's Congress on Wednesday unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.

By AFP · Published 1 December 2016, 07:07 SAST

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The House of Representatives voted 130-0 to approve the text adopted a day earlier by the Senate.

President Juan Manuel Santos said the vote provided "landmark backing" for the peace he pushed.

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