Time Line
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Hitos del 2011-2012
March 2011First exploratory meeting between FARC and the Colombian government near the Venezuelan border. The meetings lasted a year and a half.
August 26The Government and the FARC sign in Havana the so-called "Comprehensive Agreement for the End of the Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace". The agenda established 6 points
October 18The discussion table was set up in the city of Oslo, capital of the Kingdom of Norway.
November 18Formal talks with FARC begin. Installation of the negotiation table in Havana
November 19FARC announces its first unilateral ceasefire between November 20 and January 20, 2014.
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Hitos del 2013
May 27Partial agreement on agricultural development is established
August 23-26Temporary suspension of talks by FARC, following the government's proposal to endorse a final peace treaty with a referendum and not with a Constituent Assembly, as requested by FARC.
November 6A partial agreement on the political participation of former guerrillas is established..
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Hitos del 2014
May 16A partial agreement on a solution to the problem of illicit drugs is established
June 15President Juan Manuel Santos is re-elected as president, which enables the peace negotiations to continue
July 15Discussion begins on the issue of victims of the conflict with three sub-themes: reparation, truth and justice
August 15The first of five groups of a dozen victims testifies to the Bureau.
August 21Creation of the Historical Commission of the Conflict and its Victims.
August 22Installation of a Subcommittee of military and guerrilla fighters for a bilateral ceasefire and the abandonment of weapons
September 24The commissions make the 3 partial agreements public.
October 21The Constitutional Court approves the referendum
October 27President visits Europe to seek support for peace
November 16-December 10Temporary suspension of talks after kidnapping of Army general, Rubén Dario Alzate, by FARC
December 15The delegation of victims travels to Havana
December 15FARC decrees an indefinite ceasefire
December 20First unilateral and indefinite truce of the FARC begins.
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Hitos del 2015
February 10The Historical Commission of the Conflict and its Victims delivers reports on the history and impact of the war
February 12FARC renounces recruitment of children under the age of 17
March 7Joint military/guerrilla demining agreement
March 10President Juan Manuel Santos orders a month-long suspension of bombing of FARC
April 15Death of 11 soldiers in FARC attack and subsequent resumption of air strikes by the government.
May 22End of unilateral and indefinite truce by the FARC after the bombing of the government that leaves 26 guerrillas dead.
June 5Creation of the Truth Commission
June 24The peace delegations agree to form the commission for the clarification of truth, coexistence and non-repetition
July 12President Juan Manuel Santos sets a deadline of four months to decide whether to continue with the peace process
July 20New unilateral truce by FARC; five days later, President Juan Manuel Santos orders the suspension of bombings
July 26Government suspends after bombings
July 27The Legal Advisory Sub-Commission is created, composed of the Government and the FARC.
August 13President proposes creation of a transitional legislative body for peace agreements
August 15The least amount of violence recorded in the conflict since 1976
September 11Partial agreement reached on transitional justice in Havana
September 17FARC announce that they are ready to become a political movement
October 18Delegations agree on the search for and identification of persons missing in the conflict
November 22President grants pardon to 30 imprisoned guerrillas
December 3Congress approves the bill that regulates the plebiscite as a mechanism to endorse the agreements
December 7FARC apologize for the Bojayá massacre .
December 15Partial agreement on victims reached
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Hitos del 2016
January 19An announcement made about the creation of a tripartite mechanism for monitoring and verifying the bilateral and definitive ceasefire and the laying-down of arms. On January 25, the UN approved the political mission.
March 2Government restructures protocols for visits of FARC peace delegation to camps
March 10Congress approves the FARC's transitional zones
March 23Failure to deliver the final agreement as stated above
May 12Government and FARC agree on mechanisms to provide legal security and stability to the agreement
May 15Agreement is reached on the disengagement of children under 15 from the FARC
June 1Congress approves the Peace Legislative Act.
June 10An agreement is reached to begin a process of voluntary substitution of illicit crops in the municipality of Briceño, Antioquia. This process stems from the joint work carried out with the community since mid-2015, within the framework of the pilot humanitarian demining plan.
June 23The Government and FARC delegations signed the agreements of Ceasefire and Bilateral and Final Ceasefire and Hostilities, and the Abandonment of Arms and Security Guarantees in the Cuban capital.
July 4Final ceasefire, transitional zones and disarmament process announced
July 19The Constitutional Court gives its approval for the endorsing mechanism to be a plebiscite with a threshold of 13%.
August 5Peace delegations release protocols detailing ceasefire and disarmament
August 12Criteria and mechanisms for the election of JEP judges agreed upon
August 24The parties signed a Final Agreement on Conflict Resolution and the Building of a Stable and Lasting Peace
August 24The parties signed a Final Agreement on Conflict Resolution and the Building of a Stable and Lasting Peace.
September 13FARC apologizes for the 11 deputies from Valle killed in 2007.
September 17FARC gives its tenth conference to formalize the decision to lay down arms and become a political movement.
September 21President Santos delivers the final agreement to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
Octubre 2Plebiscite was held. The result was the prevalence of NO over YES.
October 7President Juan Manuel Santos wins the Nobel Prize for the peace process
October 21The Ministry of Defense issues a decree on the 26 pre-grouping zones for the FARC.
November 7UN launches ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism in pre-grouping zones
November 24President Santos and Timochenko sign in Bogotá the final agreement to end the armed conflict
November 29Congress last endorses final peace agreement
December 1D-Day begins to begin the demobilization of former combatants and their reintegration into civilian life.
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Hitos del 2016
19 de EneroSe anunció la creación de un mecanismo tripartito de monitoreo y verificación del cese al fuego bilateral y definitivo y la dejación de armas.
04 de JulioSe anuncia cese al fuego definitivo, zonas de concentración y proceso de desarme
24 AgostoLas partes suscribieron un Acuerdo Final Para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera
02 OctubreSe realizó un plebiscito. El resultado arrojó la prevalencia del NO sobre el SI.
07 OctubreEl presidente Juan Manuel Santos gana el Nobel por el proceso de paz
24 NoviembreEl presidente Santos y Timochenko firman en Bogotá el acuerdo definitivo para el fin del conflicto armado
29 NoviembreEl Congreso refrenda por última vez el Acuerdo final de Paz
01 DiciembreInicia el día D para comenzar la desmovilización de los ex combatientes y que se reintegren a la vida civil
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Hitos del 2017
May 19The "Visa for foreigners of the FARC" is created.
May 30The deadline for the delivery of FARC weapons is extended.
June 8FARC makes first delivery of weapons to UN
June 26The UN received all the FARC weapons agreed.
July 1UN Endorses Second Peace Mission in Colombia
July 4Selection process for JEP judges started
August 15End of the laying down of arms, of the transitional zones and of the bilateral and definitive ceasefire.
September 17Members of the Truth Commission with the FARC chosen
October 9FARC registered their political party
November 9The Truth Commission forms with 11 members
November 14Supreme Court endorses JEP
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Hitos del 2018
January 13UN Secretary-General visits Colombia
February 22OAS announces support for the peace process
March 1The Constitutional Court upholds the Amnesty Law
Marzo 15The JEP is installed
May 8The Truth Commission, presided over by Father Francisco de Roux, was installed.