Nobel Peace Prize goes to Colombia President Santos for peace efforts
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (centre left) and Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) congratulate each other after signing a historic peace agreement between the government and FARC in Cartagena, Colombia, on September 26, 2016. Mr Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 7, 2016 for his peace efforts. AFP
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Efforts by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to end five decades of war in his country were recognised with the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The award came despite voters' shock rejection of the terms of a historic deal he reached last month with FARC chief Rodrigo Londono, alias Timoleon "Timochenko" Jimenez, after nearly four years of talks.
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," said committee chairwoman Kaci Kullmann Five.
