With the precedent of the confrontation between liberal and conservative guerrillas of the “La Violencia” era in Colombia, the armed confrontation between the Colombian State and the FARC-EP dates back to the 1960s with the formation of the guerrilla group in 1964, and the evolution and deployment of its guerrilla structures in different regions of the country during the following decades.
The first intent of a peace process with this group took place during the government of Belisario Betancur (1982-1986), who managed to sign a first ceasefire agreement with the FARC-EP in 1984, known as the Uribe Accords. Subsequently, there were at least two more moments of public negotiation between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP: (i) between 1991-1992, a process that took place in Caracas and Tlaxcala and (ii) between 1998 and 2002 (referred to as the Caguán process and named after the municipality in the south of the country where a military clearance took place to facilitate these talks). There were also some exploratory exchanges with this guerrilla group during the government of Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010).