Hope, Peace and Liberty

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Hope, Peace, and Liberty (Spanish: Esperanza Paz y Libertad) is a Colombian political party. The party was created in 1991, when the guerrillas Popular Liberation Army (Ejército Popular de Liberación or EPL) demobilized. The demobilized members formed a kept the initialism EPL in forming Hope Peace and Liberty. The party is active mostly in Antioquia Department and Córdoba Department.

While most members of the Popular Liberation Army demobilized and joined Hope, Peace, and Liberty, some members refused to demobilize and formed the Popular Liberation Army - Dissident Line (Ejército Popular de Liberación - Línea Disidente). This violent splinter group has killed Hope, Peace, and Liberty members, whom they consider traitors to the revolutionary cause. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) likewise consider Hope, Peace, and Liberty to be enemies of their revolutions; according to a report by Human Rights Watch, "the FARC and its urban militias were believed responsible for 204 murders of Esperanza members and amnestied EPL guerrillas from 1991 to 1995."^[1]

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Official webpage of Hope, Peace, and Liberty

Political Parties of Colombia
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Minor Parties	Alternative of Social Progress      Alterning Road     Christian National Party     Christians for Community      Citizens' Convergence     Citizens' Movement     Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya     Civic People's Convergence     Civic Purpose Colombia     Coalition     Colombia Always     Colombia Unite     Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement     Colombian People's Party     Colombian Social Democratic Party     Community Participation      Democratic Colombia Party     Democratic Progressivity     Democratic Unity Party     For the Country of our Dreams     Front of Hope     Huila New and Liberalism      Huella Citizens's Movement     Independent Absolute Renovation Movement     Independent Civic Movement (Colombia)     Independent Conservatism     Independent Democratic Pole      Indigenous Authorities of Colombia      Indigenous Social Alliance Movement     Liberal Opening     Living Colombia Movement     Mira Movement     Moral and Social Vanguard Party Let's Go Golombia     Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno      National Democratic Reconstruction     National Movement     National Popular Alliance     National Salvation Movement     New Democratic Force     New Liberalism     People's Integration Movement     People's Participation Movement     People's Will Movement     Political Movement for Social Security     Progressive Force     Progressive National Movement     Radical Change     Regional Integration Movement     Renovation Movement Labour Action     Republican Movement     Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement     Social Action Party     Social and Political Front     Team Colombia     Unionist Movement     United People's Movement     We are Colombia     Yes Colombia
Historical Parties	Patriotic Union (UP)  Hope, Peace and Liberty
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