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The '''Socio-economic structure''' of the [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC-EP]] refers to the FARC's social structure and economic activities. The FARC is mostly a military organization, but generally these aspects are considered to be of importance by analysts. There are lot non-military policies and activities involved, having been implemented throughout the FARC's four decades of history.

==Background==
(contracted; show full)ngdom, as the main imperialist states, are spending large amounts of money and time in military matters, in Cuba the government is spending its own money and time for health and medical research. In other words, the FARC contrasts these two scenarios as, respectively, unfavorable and favorable examples for the rest of humankind. The efficiency of Cuba's health policies is usually accepted by most analysts in the world. An example of this refers to a graduation ceremony in the Havana medical school on 
[[August 20, ]] [[2005]], where Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez participated as presidents of Cuba and Venezuela. During this event, more than 1500 graduates came from low-income families from all over the world, including from the United States, illustrating the universalization of Cuba's educational and health policies.

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The FARC's interpretation of liberation theology to the FARC was pinspired by the work of [[Óscar Romero]], the archbishop of San Salvador which was killed by troops of the U.S. trained [[Atla Catle]] battalion while conducting a mass on 
[[March 24, ]] [[1980]]. In 1997, he was assigned sainthood by Pope John Paul II, bestowing upon him the title of "Servant of God". Outside of Catholicism, Romero also is honored by other religious denominations, like the Church of England through its Common Worship. Romero has also been considered as a spiritual patron of Latin America and of [[Liberation Theology|liberation theology]].

=="People's education"==
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*''War in Colombia: Made in U.S.A.'', edited by Rebeca Toledo, Teresa Gutierrez, Sara Flounders and Andy McInerney, ISBN 0965691691, 2003
*''The Profits of Extermination: How U.S. Corporate Power is Destroying Colombia'', Aviva Chomsky and Francisco Ramírez Cuellar, Common Courage Press, ISBN 1567513220, 2005

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