Carlos Castaño Gil
Carlos Castaño Gil (16 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).
Carlos Castaño Gil | |
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| Born | 16 May 1965 Amalfi, Colombia |
| Died | 16 April 2004 (aged 38) San Pedro de Urabá, Colombia |
| Allegiance | United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Medellín Cartel (until 1991) |
| Rank | Bloc commander and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia leader |
| Unit | Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá |
| Battles/wars | Cold War/War on drugs |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Restrepo
(m. 1983; div. 1993)Kenia Gómez Toro (m. 1999) |
| Children | Lina Castaño Restrepo Carlos (Jr.) Castaño Restrepo Rosa María Castaño Toro. |
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