Colombian Government Vs. The FARCWho are they and what are they fighting for

Colombia is a democratic republic with elections by popular vote. Colombia’s democracy is characterized for being the most solid one in Latin America. The last military coup was during the early 1950's to overthrow the dictatorship of Rojas Pinilla. The Colombian government goal is the economic and social development of the country.
In the early 1960’s the Colombian government bombed a group of guerrillas known as “La Chusma” in their effort to end with the insurgency. Manuel Marulanda Velez- commonly known as “Tirofijo” (Sure shot) survived the bombing and founded The FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-for the People). As a wing of Colombia’s communist party The FARC embraced Marxist-Leninist ideological orientation. The article “Guerillas in Colombia” declared: “Its objective is to take power over Colombia and implement a socialist /Marxist regime to achieve social justice” (“Objectives”). Because of these ideologies the Colombian Communis...