Northern Bloc of the AUC
The Northern Bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Bloque Norte de las AUC) was a Colombian paramilitary organization that operated until March 2006, when it demobilized. A National Center for Historical Memory report found that the group perpetrated 456 massacres from 1996 to 2006.[1]
| Northern Bloc of the AUC | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Salvatore Mancuso Rodrigo Tovar Pupo Vicente Castaño |
| Dates of operation | Officially completed demobilization in March 2006. |
| Active regions | Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Atlántico, Santander, and Norte de Santander |
| Ideology | Anti-communism |
| Part of | United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia |
| Opponents | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia National Liberation Army |
References
- ""Bloque Norte de las AUC estuvo ligado con el establecimiento": Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica". Infobae (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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