Biography
Carlos Castaño Gil (15 May 1965 – 16 April 2004) was a Colombian paramilitary leader who was a founder of the Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá (ACCU), a far-right paramilitary organisation in Colombia and a former member of the Medellin Cartel. Castaño and his brothers Fidel and Vicente founded the ACCU (and its previous incarnations) after their father was kidnapped and killed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in association with other enemies or victims of the guerrillas. The ACCU later became one of the founding members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
Personal Life
Carlos Castaño Gil was born on May 16, 1965 in Amalfi. As a leader, paramilitary organization, vigilante, Carlos Castaño Gil is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.
References
- "Carlos Castaño Gil." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castaño_Gil
- "Wikidata entity: Q707091 — Carlos Castaño Gil." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707091
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