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
Born(1965-05-16)16 May 1965
Amalfi, Colombia
Died16 April 2004(2004-04-16) (aged 38)
San Pedro de Urabá, Colombia
AllegianceUnited Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
Medellín Cartel (until 1991)
RankBloc commander and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia leader
UnitPeasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá
Battles/warsCold War/War on drugs
Spouse(s)
Paula Restrepo
(m. 1983; div. 1993)
    Kenia Gómez Toro
    (m. 1999)
    ChildrenLina Castaño Restrepo
    Carlos (Jr.) Castaño Restrepo
    Rosa María Castaño Toro.
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