Iván Ríos

Iván Ríos

Iván Ríos
Birth name José Juvenal Velandia
Born December 19, 1961(1961-12-19)
Died March 8, 2008(2008-03-08) (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

  1. ^ a b c Vivian Sequera. "Colombia Said to Kill Rebel Leader". http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ju8MocZtEyiY9Qn7bDn-5Tqu2qGwD8V8OLE80. 
  2. ^ "José Juvenal Velandia". http://www.segundadivision.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=90026. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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. 

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Organization
Secretariat
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) • Marcos Calarcá • Andrés París • Karina (surrendered) • Romaña • César (captured)
Characteristics