Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas
Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas alias Jorge Briceño Suárez alias Luis Suárez alias Mono Jojoy (born February 5, 1953 in Cabrera , Cundinamarca department ; † September 22, 2010 in Macarena , Meta department ) was a Colombian leader of the FARC .
Life
Briceño had been a member of the FARC since 1975. According to his own statements, he was used as a messenger in the organization as a child. Millions of dollars in bounties were exposed on his head. In addition, there were 62 Colombian arrest warrants for murder, kidnapping and terrorism . There was an extradition request from the USA for drug trafficking and the kidnapping of three Americans. At his death, he was number two in the FARC hierarchy behind Alfonso Cano and was considered the movement's military leader. The "Bloque Oriental" was directly subordinate to him. He is considered the planner of many of the organization's bloody actions and had a reputation for being a ruthless commander. The murder of the rancher president Raimundo Sojo Zambrano in 1995 and the liberal MP Diego Turbay Cote at the end of 2000 are said to have been carried out on his orders. He is also said to have been responsible for the murder of two US missionaries kidnapped in 1994.
death
Briceño was killed with about 20 other rebels in the course of the "Operation Sodom" carried out by the Colombian armed forces on September 21 and 22, 2010 . 78 aircraft (combat and transport aircraft and helicopters) and around 800 soldiers and police officers took part in the attack near La Julia, in the Meta Department, approx. 200 km south of Bogota. 20 computers, 50 USB sticks and four tons of food were looted. The success of the attack was made possible through betrayal by Joy’s security personnel. The Colombian secret service managed to place a GPS transmitter in the boots of the FARC commander.
His successor was Félix Muñoz .
Web links
- US manhunt profile (English)
- Statement by the FARC on the death of Comandante Briceño (Spanish)
- El fin de la guerra, sólo con diálogo, advirtió Mono Jojoy , last interview with Comandante Briceño before his death (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ORF: Colombia: Army kills military chief of the FARC rebels
- ↑ a b End of a Terrorist , taz.de of September 24, 2010
- ↑ NZZ: Death of the military chief of the Farc guerrilla
- ↑ http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/justicia/muerte-mono-jojoy/ARCHIVO/ARCHIVO-7968860-0.pdf
- ^ El Mono Jojoy cayó por una traición , El País of September 25, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Suárez Rojas, Víctor Julio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Briceño Suárez, Jorge (fighting name at FARC); Mono Jojoy (termed by the Colombian military) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian guerrilla fighter, Army Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cabrera , Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2010 |
| Place of death | La Macarena , Meta , Colombia |