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Nobel peace prize 2016: committee say award is ‘tribute to the Colombian people’ – live

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Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel peace prize

Well, that it’s for our live coverage of the Nobel peace prize. To recap, the award was given to the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, for his efforts to negotiate peace in his country with the Farc guerrillas. It was a surprise win, given the peace deal he struck with Farc leader Timochenko was rejected by the Colombian people in a referendum less than a week ago. Santos said he was deeply honoured by the prize and accepted the prize on behalf of the Colombian people and in particular of the victims of the decades-long conflict.

For more on Santos’ peace prize victory and any breaking developments, read our story here:

Thanks to Sibylla Brodzinsky, who has been reporting this from Bogota since about 4am local time. She’ll be following developments in Colombia over the coming weeks and months, as the country approaches the end of its period of ceasefire without a peace deal, so keep checking in to the Guardian for coverage of developments in that country.

We’re almost at the end of Nobel season, there’s just one left, the prize for economics, which is announced on Monday morning. Join us then as we cover that announcement. Thanks and goodbye!

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