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The rebels will be thinking about retaliation, what we have to do is stop stop and transform it into a spiral of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Juan Manuel Santos
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Juan Manuel Santos
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 10
Economist
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President Of Colombia
Bogota
Colombia
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
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