Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas
Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas | |
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| Birth name | Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas |
| Nickname(s) | "Mono Jojoy" "Jorge Briceño Suárez" |
| Born | 2 January 1953 Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia |
| Died | 22 September 2010 (aged 57) La Macarena, Meta, Colombia |
| Allegiance | FARC |
| Rank | Secretariat member, Bloc commander |
| Commands | Eastern Bloc |
| Battles / wars | Colombian armed conflict |
Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas (2 January 1953 – 22 September 2010) — a.k.a. Jorge Briceño Suárez a.k.a. Mono Jojoy — was a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Colombian guerrilla organization. He was second-in-command to Alfonso Cano and top military commander. Suárez Rojas commanded the Eastern Bloc of the FARC and was a member of the FARC Secretariat. His nom de guerre was Jorge Briceño Suárez; to the Colombian army he was known as Mono Jojoy (mono is the word for monkey in Spanish, but it also means cute/pretty in Spain, and blond in Colombia).