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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People ’ s Army (, FARC – EP and FARC ) are a Colombian Marxist – Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict since 1964.

The FARC – EP are a peasant army with a political platform of agrarianism and anti-imperialism inspired by Bolivarianism.

The FARC say they represent the poor people of rural Colombia against the economic depredations of the ruling bourgeoisie ; the political influence of the U. S. in the internal affairs of Colombia ( i. e. Plan Colombia ); neo-imperialism ; the monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations ; and the repressive violence from Colombian state and paramilitary forces against the civilian population.

The operations of the FARC – EP are funded by kidnap to ransom, gold mining, and the production and distribution of illegal drugs.