The Segunda Marquetalia is a group founded by FARC commanders that returned to the conflict in 2019 after declaring that the Government had failed to implement the agreements made in the 2016 Peace Accord.
This group mainly operates around the Colombia/Venezuela border.
29 August 2019
A year after his disappearance from the Territorial and Reincorporation Space of Miravalle (Caquetá), the former FARC-EP chief peace negotiator, Ivan Márquez, reappears, announcing to the world that he and three former FARC commanders are returning to arms.
Marquez states the reason for this is the betrayal of the 2016 Peace Accord by the Governments of ex-presidents Juan Manuel Santos and Ivan Duque.
April 2023
The Segunda Marquetalia are estimated to have 1,670 members and around 1,060 combatants according to security agency reports.
9 February 2024
Petro’s government announces “a process of sociopolitical talks that conduce to the signing of a peace accord” with Ivan Marquez and the Segundo Marquetalia.
This opens a legal debate on the implications of negotiating with the commanders of this group, who were already signatories to the 2016 Peace Accord before returning to arms.
26 April 2024
Colombia’s chief prosecutor suspends the arrest warrants of nine Segunda Marquetalia commanders.
Former FARC commander Ivan Marquez is also granted political status.
These actions pave the way for peace negotiations between the armed group and the government.
14 June 2024
The government’s negotiating team announce that they hope to sign and begin implementing a peace deal with the Segunda Marquetalia before Petro leaves office in 2026.
25 June 2024
Talks between the government and Segunda Marquetalia begin in Caracas.
Although reported by some outlets, there is not yet a unilateral ceasefire in place.
9 September 2024
The Colombian government announces the continuation of negotiations with the Segunda Marquetalia, with a collective event scheduled on 21 and 22 September 2024 for the participation of social leaders, different sectors of the community and territorial and national authorities.
The negotiations will continue in the city of Havana, Cuba.
The government is also engaged in Peace Talks, with the EMC, ELN and the AGC.
