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Birth name | Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas |
Nickname(s) | Alfonso |
Born | Bogotá, Colombia | 22 July 1948
Died | 4 November 2011 Suárez, Cauca, Colombia | (aged 63)
Allegiance | FARC |
Rank | Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia |
Commands | Western Bloc |
Battles/wars | Colombian armed conflict |
Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas (22 July 1948 – 4 November 2011),[1] more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was the 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.