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We have had this happen in the past, right in Colombia: there were amnesties for everybody, guerrilla members were elected mayors, senators. Today there are senators who are - who were previously guerrillas.

Juan Manuel Santos

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Juan Manuel Santos
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 10
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The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.
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Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won.
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I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.
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Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved.
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One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.
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