Colombia: June 17, 2004

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FARC has appointed Alfonso Cano (aka Guillermo Leon Saenz) as leader of the organization. Cano was the former ideological head FARC, and replaces founder Manuel Marulanda, why is dying of cancer. Cano is more of a politician than a fighter, and may try to convert FARC from a guerilla army into a political party, via a deal with the government.

 

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