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Juan Manuel Santos Quotes

Colombian president & peace negotiator

Born: 10 August 1951
Died
Lived in: Bogotá, Colombia

Juan Manuel Santos served as president of Colombia and led negotiations to end the long conflict with the FARC guerrillas. His Nobel lecture reflected on reconciliation, diversity and turning the prospect of peace into a political agreement.

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After voters narrowly rejected an initial peace agreement in 2016, a revised agreement was reached and ratified by Congress.

Words by Juan Manuel Santos

“We are human beings after all.”

Nobel Lecture, 10 December 2016

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“The name of this one race is humanity.”

Nobel Lecture, 10 December 2016

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“May its light shine upon the whole world!”

Nobel lecture, 10 December 2016 · On the light of peace in Colombia

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