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Hundreds of Colombians watched the announcement on a giant screen in downtown Bogota
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Colombians are celebrating the
signing of a ceasefire by the government and the Farc rebel movement,
which ended 50 years of civil war.
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People hugged each other and sang the national anthem
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In the capital, Bogota, people took to the streets, hugging each other and singing the national anthem. The announcement is seen as one of the last steps before a full peace deal is signed, which is expected within weeks.
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The signing of the ceasefire led to large celebrations with people waving the national flag
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People in Bogota left messages marking the end of the civil war
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The longest-running insurgency in the Western hemisphere left some 220,000 people dead and millions displaced. Thursday's announcement in Havana caps formal peace talks that started three years ago in the Cuban capital.
But it does not mark the start of the ceasefire, which will only begin with the signing of a final accord.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has previously said he hopes to sign that by the end of July.