"I was an insurgent in Colombia, but we always sought a political solution."

Former FARC guerrilla, signatory of the agreement and former senator, Victoria Sandino He has been a member of the national leadership of the Revolutionary Alternative Force of the Common since August 2017.

In an interview with CLACSO.tv, she spoke about her 24 years in the mountains, where she rose to the rank of commander and member of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army until its dissolution in 2017. In 2013, she joined the FARC-EP delegation in Havana during the peace talks with the government of then-President Juan Manuel Santos, which concluded in 2016. She was the only female spokesperson in the peace process, where, as head of the Gender Subcommittee, she brought the issue of gender equality to the agreements.

Interviewed by Gustavo Lema