3 apr 1999 anni - Plan Colombia

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Towards the end of the 20th century, a crucial agreement was agreed between the Pastrana administration of Colombia and the Clinton administration of the US, which involved 1.3 billion US dollars in aid being given to Colombia, making it the third largest recipient of US foreign aid. The deal was a 20/80 split, with 80% being dedicated to defence and military, and only 20% for the country’s economic and social programs. This deal was agreed upon as a measure to fight the consistent threat of narcotrafficking and guerilla and paramilitary warfare, the US’s main concerns being the FARC, specifically the increasingly blurred lines between the FARC as a guerilla organisation, terror organisation and narco trafficking operation. The aid was mainly used by Colombia as a counternarcotics measure, however progress was difficult to gauge, as drug production rose And fell multiple times during the time period of plan Colombia.

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