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Hernando González Acosta
Born20th Century
Died(1965-09-22)September 22, 1965
Riochiquito, Cauca, Colombia
Cause of deathKilled by military
Other namesLeovigildo Rodríguez
Alma materFree University of Colombia
Occupation(s)Politician
Activist
OrganizationColombian Communist Youth (JUCO)
Known forStudent Activism, Death
Political partyColombian Communist Party

Hernando González Acosta (Colombia 20th cent.- Riochiquito, Cauca 1965) was a Colombian communist political leader and youth activist.[1]

Biography

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He was a student activist at the Free University of Colombia of Bogotá and a member of the Colombian Communist Youth (JUCO).

In 1964, JUCO's Central Executive Committee highlighted him as the political commissar of the armed movements of Riochiquito, Cauca, participating together with Luis Morantes (Jacobo Arenas) in the founding of FARC in the Marquetalia Republic in Planadas, Tolima.[2][3] He received a 'nombre de guerra' of "Leovigildo Rodríguez".[1]

Death

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On September 22nd 1965, he was killed in a military ambush in Riochiquito, Cauca.[1]

Memorials

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In his memory, JUCO's Bogotá branch,[4] the 6th Front of the FARC-EP,[5][6] and a FARC-EP school in the Eastern Bloc were named after him.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hernando González Acosta: Ejemplo de Solidaridad Estudiantil con Marquetalia". Radio y TV Indymedia Colombia. 7 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Las raíces de las FARC-EP y la paz | Farc" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ Peñalosa, Bernardo (1999-08-10). "Breve esbozo biográfico sobre el Comandante Jacobo Arenas" [Brief biographical sketch of Commander Jacobo Arenas]. Centro de Documentación de los Movimientos Armados (CeDeMA) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Declaración Política III Conferencia Regional Ordinaria" [Political Declaration III Ordinary Regional Conference]. Juco Bogotá (in Spanish). 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Ejército y Policía neutralizan pretensiones del frente 'Hernando González'". Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ Esteban Neira, Juan (20 August 2024). "Disidentes de las Farc se entregaron a las autoridades en el Huila: presión del Ejército los llevó a dejar las armas" [FARC dissidents surrendered to the authorities in Huila: pressure form the Army led them to lay down their weapons]. infobae (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ TN (2013-02-22). "Las escuelas de las Farc". VerdadAbierta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-22.