Secretariat
The Central High Command is composed of seven ideological and military leaders of the FARC-EP. It is speculated that some of them could be hiding in the Colombian frontiers with Ecuador and Venezuela, which has been one of the reasons for Colombian military operations in the area. Others are thought to be somewhere in the southeastern-most regions of the country. In a March 2006 United States Department of Justice indictment, $5 million US dollars were offered for information leading to the capture of 47 key FARC figures that remain at large, including the members of the Secretariat.
| Alias | Name | Note |
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Timoleón Jiménez, "Timochenko" |
Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri | Became Commander in Chief after the death of Alfonso Cano. Prior to this he commanded the Middle Magdalena Bloc and was responsible for Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence. |
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Iván Márquez |
Luciano Marín Arango | Spokesman and Commander of the Caribbean Bloc. Joined the Secretariat after the 2003 death of Efraín Guzmán. |
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Joaquín Gómez, "Usuriaga" |
Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo | Commander of the Southern Bloc, promoted to the Secretariat to replace Raúl Reyes in 2008. |
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Mauricio Jaramillo, "El Médico" |
Jaime Alberto Parra | Commander of the Eastern Bloc, he replaced Iván Ríos in 2008. |
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Pablo Catatumbo |
Jorge Torres Victoria | Commander of the Western Bloc and political chief. Entered the Secretariat after Manuel Marulanda's 2008 death. |
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Pastor Alape |
Felix Antonio Muñoz Lascarro | Leads the Middle Magdalena Bloc with Timoleón Jiménez. Entered the Secretariat after Mono Jojoy's death. |
| Alias | Name | Note |
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Manuel Marulanda Vélez, "Tirofijo" |
Pedro Antonio Marín | Historical Founder of FARC-EP. Commander in Chief. Died of natural causes in 2008. |
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Jacobo Arenas |
Luis Alberto Morantes Jaimes | With Marulanda, founder of FARC-EP. Political chief. Died of natural causes in 1990. |
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Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas | Promoted to Commander in Chief after Manuel Marulanda's death. Founder of Clandestine Colombian Communist Party. Killed in action by the Colombian Army on November 4, 2011. |
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Jorge Briceño Suárez, "Mono Jojoy" |
Victor Julio Suárez Rojas | Chief Commander of Military Wing. Killed in action on Sept. 22, 2010 while Colombian troops air raided a FARC camp near La Macarena, Meta. |
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Iván Ríos |
Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz | Peace Negotiator, Head of Central Bloc, killed by one of his security chiefs in March 2008 |
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Raúl Reyes |
Luis Edgar Devia Silva | Traditional "Spokesman of FARC", killed in action on 1 March, 2008 during a Colombian air assault on a FARC camp inside Ecuador. |
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Efraín Guzmán |
Noel Matta | Died of natural causes in 2003. |
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