The Eddie Mair Interview
The Eddie Mair Interview
BBC Radio 4
How ads persuaded guerillas to lay down arms
16 minutes Posted Dec 23, 2016 at 6:46 pm.
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A peace deal which ended half a century of armed conflict was signed between the Colombian Government and the rebel group, the FARC in 2016.

One man who played a role in helping bring about the ceasefire is Jose Miguel Sokoloff.

He's not a politician or a military expert, but an expert in advertising. As he explained to Radio 4's PM programme, it was his unusual campaign that helped demobilize the FARC rebels.

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