Original sentence: Betancur is also noted for his attempts to bring peace to his country.During his administration he initiated peace talks with several Colombian guerilla groups
Edited sentence: Betancur is also noted for his desire to bring peace tohis country.During his administration, there was a period of peace in Colombia, the first in the last 50 or so years.For the first time since trhe inception of the guerrilla, you could see goverment soldiers and guerrilla memebers, embracing and talking about the peace plans for the country.In the cafes and parks both sides openly and tolerantly discussed the plans to pacify the country.Sadly, these plans were derailed by the military elite who sided with the colombian oligarchy and the CIA to form  the paramilitary groups that have brought do much suffering to the country and among them tied Betancur's hands and frustarted his peaceful ambitions