MILITARY PERSONNEL

Alfonso Cano

1948 - 2011

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Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas (22 July 1948 – 4 November 2011), more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was a Colombian narcoterrorist, drug trafficker, and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso Cano is the 1,470th most popular military personnel (up from 1,508th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Colombia and the most popular Colombian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alfonso Cano ranks 1,470 out of 2,058. Before him are Natalya Kovshova, Walton Walker, Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Shi Jingtang, Kazuo Sakamaki, and Angelo Iachino. After him are Inigo Campioni, Guglielmo Pepe, Dmitry Karbyshev, Atif Dudaković, John Alcock, and Thomas C. Kinkaid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Alfonso Cano ranks 336. Before him are Yaakov Litzman, Enrique Vila-Matas, Efraim Zuroff, Robert Holdstock, Selda Bağcan, and Luis Rodríguez. After him are Shigesato Itoi, Kyung Wha Chung, Eddy Grant, Armando Calderón Sol, Nana Jorjadze, and Wayne Kramer. Among people deceased in 2011, Alfonso Cano ranks 201. Before him are Dennis Oppenheim, Paulette Dubost, Inge Sørensen, Yevhen Rudakov, Sam Rivers, and Jeff Conaway. After him are Peter Alexander, John Neville, Ricky Hui, Erhard Loretan, Loriot, and Vang Pao.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Alfonso Cano ranks 56 out of 356. Before him are Omayra Sánchez (1972), Laureano Gómez (1889), Faryd Mondragón (1971), Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906), Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923), and Juan Cuadrado (1988). After him are Freddy Rincón (1966), Joaquín Mosquera (1787), Jorge Isaacs (1837), Mariano Ospina Pérez (1891), Francisco Maturana (1949), and Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Colombia

Among military personnels born in Colombia, Alfonso Cano ranks 1. After him are Raúl Reyes (1948).

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