(STOCKHOLM) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it gave a boost to the “impossible dream” of ending his country’s half-century-long civil war. In his acceptance speech, Santos described the award as a “gift from heaven” and dedicated it to all Colombians, particularly the 220,000 killed and 8 million displaced in the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere. “With this agreement, we can say that the American continent — from Alaska to Patagonia — is a land in peace,” the president said in Oslo’s City Hall. Santos reached a historic peace deal with rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia earlier this year.
Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos Accepts Nobel Peace Prize As ‘gift From Heaven’
Associated Press, Time: World
Sat, 12/10/2016 - 7:59am
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