Samaniego
Official Title: "Samaniego Territory of Peace"
Association Affiliation:
Department: Narino
Region: Southwestern
Population: 65380
Location: 4 hours from Pasto
Ethnic Mix: Mestizo peasants
IDP Population: Significant (from Putumayo). Received 3600 in period 2002-2007.
Date of Establishment: January 1998
Traditional Political Affiliation: Liberal and Conservative bipartisanship
Trigger Events:
Persons/organizations involved in establishment:
Leadership: Manuel Cuellar popularly elected mayor in 1997
Supporters: REDEPAZ helped to establish Working Table for Peace. Colombian Red Cross,
Declared objectives: Working for the progress of the Municipality. Respecting and valuing own and others rights. Refusing all acts of violence regardless where they originate.
Relations with local government bodies:
Mayor’s Office: The Mayor (Manuel Cuellar) was the central figure in the process of establishing peace commnity
Governor’s Office:
Memberships in regional organizations:
Organizational structure: Community Meetings:
Decision making Bodies:
Functional committees:
Valued goods produced in region:
Local Armed Actors in region:
Army:
Paramilitaries:
Guerrillas: ELN and FARC
Arrangements with LAA’s : The armed actors provided no significant opposition to the forming of the ZoP
Significant Events:
Further Comments: Samaniego has very developed programs related to the peace project, including a high school for peace, children for peace and other intitiatives. However many of these programs were not sustained after the initial mayor left office.
Contacts:
Last Updated; 20th February 2007
Further Reading:
Municipality of Samaneigo: Zones of Peace