Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova

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Carlos Eugenio Vides
Born 1937
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Residence Palm Coast, Florida
Nationality Salvadoran
Occupation military officer
Employers government of El Salvador
Title Defense Minister of El Salvador
Known for human rights violations (torture)
Spouse Lourdes Llach
Children Maria Gema Vides Melendez, Marta Del Carmen Vides Demmer, Geraldo Vides Melendez[1]

Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova was head of the Salvadoran national guard and later defense minister. He was sued in the federal civil court of Miami, Florida in the United States in two precedent-setting cases. The cases are referred to by the surname of his co-defendant, José Guillermo García:

  • Ford v. Garcia, a lawsuit by the families of four Catholic churchwomen who were murdered by a Salvadoran military death squad on December 2, 1980. The defense won the case, and the families appealed. Their appeal was denied, and in 2003, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear further proceedings.
  • Ramagoza v. Garcia, a lawsuit by survivors of torture during the Salvadoran Civil War. Garcia and Vides lost, and a judgment of over $54 million (U.S.) was entered against them, and upheld on appeal.[2]

After his first wife died, Vides married Lourdes Llach, daughter of coffee baron, amateur astronomer, and former Salvadoran ambassador to the Holy See[3] (1977-1991)[4] Prudencio Llach Schonenberg.

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  1. ^ Romagoza V. Casanova[1]
  2. ^ El Salvador generals guilty of torture.
  3. ^ NACLA[2]
  4. ^ List of Ambassadors [3]

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NAME Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Military
DATE OF BIRTH 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Ana, El Salvador
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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