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Alfonso Cano

Alfonso Cano
Birth nameGuillermo León Sáenz Vargas
Nickname(s)Alfonso
Born(1948-07-22)22 July 1948
Bogotá, Colombia
Died4 November 2011(2011-11-04) (aged 63)
Suárez, Cauca, Colombia
AllegianceFARC
RankChief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
CommandsWestern Bloc
Battles / warsColombian armed conflict

Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas (22 July 1948 – 4 November 2011),[1] more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC). He succeeded founder Manuel Marulanda (alias Sureshot, in Spanish: Tirofijo) in March 2008 and commanded the Marxist rebel group until being killed in action by the Colombian Army.

  1. ^ "Top commander of Colombia's FARC group killed: gov't". Xinhua News Agency. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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