Iván Ríos

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.

Iván Ríos
Iván Ríos
Birth nameJosé Juvenal Velandia
Born(1961-12-19)19 December 1961
Died3 March 2008(2008-03-03) (aged 46)
AllegianceFARC

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 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. Pablo Montoya 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.

See also

References
  1. Vivian Sequera. "Colombia Said to Kill Rebel Leader". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008.
  2. "José Juvenal Velandia".
  3. "DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act".
  4. "Colombia says rebel leader killed by own chief of security in another blow to guerrillas". International Herald Tribune.

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