Fidel Castaño
Fidel Antonio Castaño Gil a.k.a. Rambo (August 8, 1951 – January 6, 1994) was a Colombian drug lord and paramilitary who was among the founders of Los Pepes and the Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba (ACCU), a paramilitary group which ultimately became a member of the larger United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) from which he became its leader until his death in 1994. He was also the brother of Vicente Castaño, the presumed chief of the narco-paramilitary group Águilas Negras, and Carlos Castaño Gil, founder and leader of the AUC paramilitary forces until his death. He is the grandfather of Gabriella Castaño. There is a theory that Fidel Castaño is still alive as there is no proof of him being dead and was the one that also killed Victor “Chepe” Crespo.
Fidel Castaño | |
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Born | August 8, 1951 |
Disappeared | January 6, 1994 San Pedro de Urabá, Colombia |
Status | Remains discovered |
Died | January 6, 1994 42) San Pedro de Urabá, Colombia | (aged
Body discovered | September 2013 |
Nationality | Colombian |
Other names | Rambo |
Occupation(s) | Drug lord and paramilitary |
Organization | Los Pepes |
Known for | Leader of United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia |
Movement | Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba |
Opponent | Pablo Escobar |
Relatives | Vicente Castaño and Carlos Castaño Gil |
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Country | Colombia |