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Among those who remain in their jungle prison is Ingrid Betancourt, former presidential candidate. <BR><BR> Rojas and Gonzalez, both former politicians, were kidnapped in 2002. <BR><BR> Recent negotiations took place with the rebels, involving <B>Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez</B> and Hollywood director Oliver Stone. <BR><BR> In a strange twist, it came out that Rojas had given birth during her captivity to a child fathered by one of the guerilla fighters. Before his first birthday, the boy was taken from her and placed with a foster family due to ill-health in the jungle conditions. At first, FARC claimed that they were in possession of the child, but local forces discovered him several weeks ago and matched DNA samples to confirm his identity. <BR><BR> 3 year old Emmanuel was reunited with his mother in an emotional reunion, which marks the first step in what will surely be a long and difficult process of getting to know his mother again. <BR><BR> FARC is a left-wing terrorist organisation that aims to bring down the government of Colombia. 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