Luis Augusto Turcios Lima

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Luis Augusto Turcios Lima (November 23, 1941 - October 2, 1966) was a Guatemalan army officer and leader of the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR). He died in 1966, in a car accident.

Luis Turcios entered the military service at age 15, graduating as second lieutenant. He then received commando training at Fort Benning, Georgia. On his return, he participated in the 13th of November 1960 military uprising against President Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, after military service in Petén.[1]

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  1. ^ "Luis Turcios, Leader of the Leftist Guerrilla Forces in Guatemala, Is Killed in an Auto Crash at 24", The New York Times, 1966-10-04.