{{Person|title1 = Carlos Castaño Gil|image1 = Carlos Castano.jpg|caption1 = Castano with a group of paramilitaries|real_name = Carlos Castaño Gil|born = Mar 16, 1965|born_of_place = Amalfi, Antioquia, Colombia|allies = Colombian Army|enemies = FARC|death = April 16, 2004 (aged 38)}}Carlos Castaño Gil (May 16, 1965 – April 16, 2004) was the founder of the Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá (ACCU), a far-right paramilitary organization in Colombia. Castaño founded the group with his siblings following the death of their father by the [[FARC]] with an emphasis on counter-insurgent warfare. The group would later become the more notorious [[United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia]], or AUC. The successor group was accused of numerous atrocities against suspected rebels and the civilian populace, the most notable of these being the Mapiripan Massacre of 1997 where at least 30 civilians were slaughtered, some of whom were dismembered alive. The AUC also maintained ties with drug trafficking organizations such as cartels. Castaño's reign of terror came to an end on April 16, 2004, when he was murdered at the hands of his own men for attempting to break ties with the lucrative drug trade.
'''Carlos Castaño Gil''' (Amalfi, Antioch, May 15, 1965) was a Colombian paramilitary chief, top leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a federation of paramilitary groups throughout the country, calling themselves peasant self-defense, and fighting Colombian communist guerrillas such as the EPL, ELN, and the FARC- EP,23 all armed actors involved in drug trafficking.
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Revision as of 16:07, 7 February 2022
Carlos Castaño Gil (Amalfi, Antioch, May 15, 1965) was a Colombian paramilitary chief, top leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a federation of paramilitary groups throughout the country, calling themselves peasant self-defense, and fighting Colombian communist guerrillas such as the EPL, ELN, and the FARC- EP,23 all armed actors involved in drug trafficking.