These are the acronyms by which the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are known, this is a paramilitary institution that is illegally established in Colombia and therefore does not enjoy any type of recognition by the Colombian State, its Ideological bases are based mainly on ideology such as Leninism and Marxism, they are also characterized by applying a set of techniques such as extortion, kidnapping and torture of people to obtain some benefit from it, both from foreigners and from individuals of Colombian nationality, without mention drug trafficking, this being his way to be able toself-support and be able to face the government of that country.
Currently in Latin America it is one of the few military and terrorist structures that operates illegally. Its foundation was in 1964, driven by the wave of violence that hit Colombia during, which began at the end of the 1940s, with the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, one of the political leaders of the time in what which became known as the Bogotazo, giving way to the creation of different revolutionary groups inspired by far-left philosophies and since then becoming one of the most powerful and radical elements of the armed conflict in Colombia.
During the 90s, one of its main leaders and founders of the movement, Jacobo Arenas, died. Subsequently, a new failure regarding the negotiations to establish peace with the Colombian government, the FARC dedicated themselves to making their fight much more extreme, they were involved in the drug trafficking business, carrying out acts of terrorism in cities and towns. kidnapping politicians and civilian personnel. Due to this, other paramilitary-type groups emerge in Colombia, but in this case with extreme right-wing ideals, such is the case of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), which in their quest to eradicate the FARC, carried out similarities in illegal acts: assassinations of civilian personnel, kidnappings, mass murders and human rights violations.
With the start of a new government in 2002 by former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, actions against the paramilitary group by the Colombian state increased, which caused a decline in the ranks of the FARC, one of The hardest blows given to this organization was the assassination of the FARC co-founder and commander, Manuel Marulanda 'Tirofijo' on March 26, 2008. Later, with the arrival of a new government, there was a total change in the policies with respect to the FARC, since it was during the mandate of Juan Manuel Santos they took on the task of ending the three decades of negotiation, resulting in a peace agreement between both sides.
