Carlos the Jackal

Carlos the Jackal

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (Spanish: [iˈlitʃ raˈmiɾes ˈsantʃes]; born 12 October 1949), also known as Carlos the Jackal (Spanish: Carlos el Chacal) or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, he was one of the most notorious political terrorists of his era, protected and supported by the Stasi and the KGB. After several bungled bombings, Carlos led the 1975 raid on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna, during which three people were killed. He and five others demanded a plane and flew with a number of hostages to Libya. After his wife Magdalena Kopp was arrested and imprisoned, Carlos detonated a series of bombs, claiming 11 lives and injuring more than 100, demanding the French release his wife. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos the Jackal is the 29th most popular extremist (down from 25th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Extremist.

Carlos the Jackal is most famous for being a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, an international terrorist, and a mercenary. He is also known for being the mastermind behind the 1975 OPEC attack in Vienna, Austria, and the 1974 attack on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries headquarters in Vienna.