Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday that the final peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would be signed on Sept. 26 in the northern coastal city of Cartagena de Indias.

"This may be the most important announcement I make in my life. Peace will be signed on Sept. 26 in Cartagena," said Santos during a public speech in the Caribbean city.

After four years of peace talks in Havana, Cuba, the Colombian government and the FARC finalized their peace agreement on Aug. 24.

It marks an end to the over five-decade long conflict in Colombia, which left over 220,000 dead and millions more displaced.

The next stage of the peace process will come on Oct. 2, when the Colombian people will vote to determine whether they will accept or reject the agreement.

A Gallup poll released on Aug. 16 showed that 67.5 percent of Colombians would vote in favor of the peace deal, and 32.5 percent oppose it. Endi

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