Failed FARC deal earns Colombian president Nobel Peace Prize

Name: Failed FARC deal earns Colombian president Nobel Peace Prize
Uploaded: 2016-10-08T00:00:53Z
Duration: P270S
Description: On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate a treaty with the guerrilla group FARC and put an end to the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. The honor was received five days after the Colombian people narrowly rejected Santos' deal in a referendum. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.

Clip: 10/07/2016 | 4m 30s

On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate a treaty with the guerrilla group FARC and put an end to the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. The honor was received five days after the Colombian people narrowly rejected Santos' deal in a referendum. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.

Aired: 10/07/16

Rating: NR

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Failed FARC deal earns Colombian president Nobel Peace Prize

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