Iván Ríos
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Birth name | José Juvenal Velandia |
Born | 19 December 1961 |
Died | 3 March 2008 | (aged 46)
Allegiance | FARC |
Iván Ríos (born José Juvenal Velandia; 19 December 1961 – 3 March 2008), also known as Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz,[1][2][3] was 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. Ríos was born in San Francisco, Putumayo, Colombia.[1][3]
Death
Ríos was killed by his security chief, Pablo Montoya, 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 calling himself "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. Pablo Montoya claimed to have killed Ríos three days earlier.[4] Fingerprint results proved that the hand did belong to Ríos, resulting in the Colombian authorities going to recover the body.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vivian Sequera. "Colombia Said to Kill Rebel Leader". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008.
- ↑ "José Juvenal Velandia".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Colombia says rebel leader killed by own chief of security in another blow to guerrillas". International Herald Tribune.
External links
Video
- Speech by Ivan Rios on YouTube, filmed in Villa Nueva Colombia, en español
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