Raúl Reyes Military person

Luis Edgar Devia Silva (September 30, 1948 – March 1, 2008), better known by his nom de guerre Raúl Reyes, was a Secretariat member, spokesperson, and advisor to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-EP (FARC). He was killed in a targeted killing military operation by the Colombian army 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) within Ecuador, sparking the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 30, 1948
Birth place
Colombia , La Plata Huila
Date of deathMarch 01, 2008
Place of death
Ecuador , Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos

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Military person

allegianceRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
military operations
Colombian conflict (1964–present)
military unit
Southern Bloc of the FARC-EP

Topical connections

Iván RíosMilitary person
Benito Salas VargasMilitary person
Elda Neyis MosqueraMilitary person
Alfonso CanoMilitary person

Raúl Reyes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://colombiajournal.org/wordpress/interview-with-farc-commander-raul-reyes.htm
  2. https://nacla.org/node/5184