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|crimes = [[War crimes]] [[Terrorism]] [[Crimes against humanity]] Mass [[murder]] [[Kidnapping]] Drug trafficking Extortion Human rights violations [[Torture]] Hijacking Mutilation [[Arson]]

|type of villains = Anarchists

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}}{{Quote|Guerrillas of the FARC, with the people we will triumph for the country, the land and bread.|The FARC motto.}}

The '''Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army''' (Spanish: ''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo''), also known by the acronym of '''FARC''' or '''FARC-EP''', is a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the nearly five decade ongoing [[Colombian Conflict]].

FARC-EP is a peasant army which has proclaimed itself to be a revolutionary agrarian, anti-imperialist Marxist-Leninist organization of Bolivarian inspiration. It claims to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes, and opposes United States influence in Colombia (e.g. Plan Colombia), neo-imperialism, monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations, and paramilitary or government violence. It funds itself principally through ransom [[kidnapping]]s, gold mining and taxation of the [[Illegal Drug Trade|illegal drug trade]].

==History==

The Colombian government began attacking many of the communist groups in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other PCC members, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops attacked the community, which only had 48 armed fighters. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which later grew in size to hundreds of fighters.

FARC officially disbanded in June 2017 after agreeing to peace negotiations with the Colombian government the previous year. However, thousands of FARC dissidents still take on FARC's original doctrine and continue with drug trafficking and occasional guerrilla attacks.

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 |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Drug trafficking<br>Extortion<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>Hijacking<br>Mutilation<br>[[Arson]]
 |type of villains = Anarchists
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+}}{{Quote|Guerrillas of the FARC, with the people we will triumph for the country, the land and bread.|The FARC motto.}}
 The '''Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army''' (Spanish: ''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo''), also known by the acronym of '''FARC''' or '''FARC-EP''', is a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the nearly five decade ongoing [[Colombian Conflict]].
 FARC-EP is a peasant army which has proclaimed itself to be a revolutionary agrarian, anti-imperialist Marxist-Leninist organization of Bolivarian inspiration. It claims to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes, and opposes United States influence in Colombia (e.g. Plan Colombia), neo-imperialism, monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations, and paramilitary or government violence. It funds itself principally through ransom [[kidnapping]]s, gold mining and taxation of the [[Illegal Drug Trade|illegal drug trade]].
+==History==
+The Colombian government began attacking many of the communist groups in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other PCC members, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops attacked the community, which only had 48 armed fighters. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which later grew in size to hundreds of fighters.
 FARC officially disbanded in June 2017 after agreeing to peace negotiations with the Colombian government the previous year. However, thousands of FARC dissidents still take on FARC's original doctrine and continue with drug trafficking and occasional guerrilla attacks.