Colombia’s armed conflict for some also a family affair
Colombia’s armed conflict for some also a family affair
written by Adriaan Alsema September 19, 2016
The granddaughter of the president who ordered the first attack on the rebels who then formed the FARC is now campaigning against a peace deal with the same guerrilla group.
The granddaughter is Senator Paloma Valencia, the youngest heir of a conservative political dynasty from Popayan, Cauca.
Her grandfather, former President Guillermo Leon Valencia, was the head of state who ordered the attack on the so-called Republic of Marquetalia in 1964.
The attack failed and the farmers collective that had declared the tiny independent republic formed the FARC almost immediately after.
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