In an interview with the Colombian weekly Semana, the Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos revealed that the leader of the FARC, Pedro Antonio Marín, a.k.a. Ivan Marulanda Vélez, a.k.a., Tirofijo (Sureshot) died in March of a heart attack. This was not the first time that Marulanda has been stated to be have been dead, but this time it has been confirmed by the FARC.

Here are some posts on the subject from yesterday and this morning:

• Tirofijo Dead?
• The FARC Confirms Death of Tirofijo
• More Tirofijo
• A Guerrilla who knew where his Towel was

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