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Iván Ríos 
Iván RíosBirth name José Juvenal Velandia Born December 19, 1961 Died March 8, 2008 (aged 46) Allegiance Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia José Juvenal Velandia, aka Iván Ríos, aka Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz,[1][2][3] (19 December 1961 – 3 March 2008), born in San Francisco, Putumayo, Colombia,[1][3] was the Head of the Central Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP)[1] and the youngest member of this guerrilla's Central High Command.
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Death
Ríos was killed by his security chief on 3 March 2008 in a mountainous area of the western department of Caldas.[4] Colombian military forces were involved in an operation to capture Ríos, when a FARC member named as "Rojas", on 6 March 2008, delivered a severed right hand, a laptop computer and an ID to the troops.[4] "Rojas" claimed that they belonged to Ríos, whom he described as his boss. He claimed to have killed Ríos three days earlier.[4] Fingerprint results proved that the hand did belong to Ríos, resulting in Colombian authorities going to recover the body.
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References
- ^ a b c Vivian Sequera. "Colombia Said to Kill Rebel Leader". http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ju8MocZtEyiY9Qn7bDn-5Tqu2qGwD8V8OLE80.
- ^ "José Juvenal Velandia". http://www.segundadivision.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=90026.
- ^ a b "DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act". http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-16424.htm.
- ^ a b c "Colombia says rebel leader killed by own chief of security in another blow to guerrillas". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/07/america/LA-GEN-Colombia-Rebels.php.
External links
Video
- Speech by Ivan Rios, filmed in Villa Nueva Colombia, en español
FARC-EP Organization Secretariat Timoleón Jiménez • Iván Márquez • Joaquín Gómez • Mauricio Jaramillo • Pablo Catatumbo • Pastor Alape
(Substitutes in line: Bertulfo Álvarez)Other notable personnel Manuel Marulanda Vélez (founder) † • Jacobo Arenas (founder) † • Simón Trinidad (captured) • Raúl Reyes † • Mono Jojoy † • Alfonso Cano † • Efraín Guzmán † • Iván Ríos † • Sonia (captured) • Tomás Medina Caracas † • Martín Caballero † • Rodrigo Granda • Iván Vargas (captured) • Fabián Ramírez • Carlos Antonio Lozada • Marcos Calarcá • Andrés París • Karina (surrendered) • Romaña • César (captured)Characteristics History • Structure • Attacks • PCCC • Patriotic Union (Colombia) • Front Ricardo Franco • List of political hostagesCategories:- Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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- Colombian guerrillas killed in action
- Colombian communists
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