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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1982, May 31 | |
| Conservative nationalist Belisario Betancur won the presidential election on a platform calling for talks with guerrilla groups and greater independence from U.S. interests. | 1 |
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| The Betancur government negotiated a cease-fire and amnesty with the FARC and the M-19. After increases in death squad activities, however, the accord broke down. Operating in concert with the drug lords, military leaders sought to undermine the peace process. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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