▁and ▁Venezuela ) ▁acting ▁as ▁gu ar ant ors ▁in ▁the ▁tal ks , ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁peace ▁deal ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁" p ain st aking ▁efforts ▁undert aken ▁by ▁a ▁league ▁of ▁Western ▁nations ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 : ▁Ce ase fire ▁and ▁dis arm ing ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁accord ▁was ▁signed ▁between ▁the ▁F AR C ▁Guer illa ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁Government , ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba . ▁Le aders ▁of ▁several ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁deal , ▁including ▁Cuba ▁and ▁Venezuela , ▁were ▁present . ▁A ▁final ▁peace ▁accord ▁will ▁required ▁a ▁refer endum ▁to ▁be ▁approved . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁accord , ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁will ▁support ▁massive ▁invest ment ▁for ▁rural ▁development ▁and ▁facil itate ▁the ▁F AR C ' s ▁re inc arn ation ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁political ▁party . ▁F AR C ▁promised ▁to ▁help ▁er ad icate ▁illegal ▁drug ▁cro ps , ▁remove ▁land min es ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁conflict , ▁and ▁offer ▁re par ations ▁to ▁vict ims . ▁F AR C ▁leaders ▁can ▁avoid ▁pro sec ution ▁by ▁acts ▁of ▁re par ation ▁to ▁vict ims ▁and ▁other ▁community ▁work . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Colomb ians ▁voted ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁peace ▁deal ▁with ▁F AR C ▁by ▁ 5 0 . 2 % ▁to