José Juvenal Velandia, a.k.a. Iván Ríos, a.k.a. Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz,
(19 December 1961 – 3 March 2008), born in
San Francisco, Putumayo,
Colombia,
[ was the Head of the ]Central Bloc
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of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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(FARC-EP)[ and the youngest member of this guerrilla's Central High Command.
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Death
Ríos was killed by his security chief, Pablo Montoya, on 3 March 2008 in a mountainous area of the western department of Caldas.[ "Rojas" claimed that they belonged to Ríos, whom he described as his boss. Pablo Montoya claimed to have killed Ríos three days earlier.][ ]Fingerprint
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results proved that the hand did belong to Ríos, resulting in Colombian authorities going to recover the body.
See also
* 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis
* Raúl Reyes
Luis Edgar Devia Silva (30 September 1948 – 1 March 2008), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Raúl Reyes, was a leader, Secretariat member, spokesperson, and advisor to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–Pe ...
References
External links
Video
* , filmed in Villa Nueva Colombia, en español
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Members of FARC
2008 deaths
Colombian guerrillas killed in action
Colombian communists
Anti-revisionists
1961 births
People from Putumayo Department