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Leader of Colombian Rebel Group FARC Dies

HeadlineMay 27, 2008

In Colombia, the founder and leader of the rebel group FARC, Manuel Marulanda, has died. Marulanda, known as Sureshot, was seventy-seven. He had spent more than forty years fighting the Colombian government from jungle and mountain camps. A guerrilla known by his alias Alfonso Cano has been named FARC’s new leader.

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