FARC-EP Chain of Command - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which...

's chain of command is divided as follows:

Commander in Chief of the FARC-EP, ultimate decision maker. Alfonso Cano
Alfonso Cano
Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas , more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano was the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...

held this position at the time of his death.
The Secretariat is the seven member leadership
The Central High Command (Estado Mayor Central): composed of some 30 top commanders including the seven leaders of the top command; the secretariat is the highest organ of direction and command of the FARC-EP. Its agreements, orders and decisions rule over the entire movement and all its members. It designates the High Command of each bloc and co-ordinates the areas of the respective blocs.
Bloc: consists of five or more fronts. Seven blocs have divided the country's territory strategically to allow greater maneuverability and control.
Front: Consist of anywhere between 50 and 500 men. Control and attack certain areas of the country.
Column: Larger fronts are divided into columns.
Company (Compañía) : These men, usually around 50, stay together and plan ambushes or other surprise attacks.
Guerrilla: consists of two squads.
Squad: the basic unit consisting of 12 combatants.

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

United States Department of Justice

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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 Pseudonym A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...	Name	Note
Alfonso Cano Alfonso Cano Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas , more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano was the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...	Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas	Promoted to Commander in Chief after Manuel Marulanda's death. Founder of Clandestine Colombian Communist Party Clandestine Colombian Communist Party The Clandestine Colombian Communist Party is an underground communist party in Colombia. It is politically linked to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , which founded the party in 2000... . Died on November 4, 2011.
Timoleón Jiménez Timoleón Jiménez Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also known under the nom de guerre Timoleón Jiménez or Timochenko is the highest in command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .... , "Timochenko"	Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri	Head of intelligence, counter- intelligence, Supreme leader.
Iván Márquez Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango, aka "Iván Márquez" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , part of its Secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern and Caribbean blocs.According to the news agency Anncol it is likely that Márquez will be the new...	Luciano Marín Arango	Top spokesman.
Joaquín Gómez Joaquín Gómez Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo aka Joaquín Gómez, aka Usuriaga , is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia commanding presumably the Central Bloc of the FARC-EP or the Southern Bloc of the FARC-EP and since March 2008 an official member of the... , "Usuriaga"	Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo	Replaced Raúl Reyes after his death. Commander southern bloc.
Mauricio Jaramillo Mauricio Jaramillo Mauricio Jaramillo is the nom de guerre of Jaime Alberto Parra or Wilson Valderrama Cano a high-ranking guerrilla commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , also known as El Médico .Jaramillo became a member of the FARC Secretariat in March, 2008, replacing Iván Ríos.According to... , "El Médico"	Jaime Alberto Parra	Replaced Iván Ríos after his death. Chief 'commander jorge briceno bloc'.
Pablo Catatumbo Pablo Catatumbo Jorge Torres Victoria also known as "Pablo Catatumbo" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and part of the secretariat of the FARC and their higher command known as the Estado Mayor Central which is made up some 30 to 60 members...	Jorge Torres Victoria	Entered the Secretariat after Manuel Marulanda's death.commander western bloc, chief of political movement.
Pastor Alape Pastor Alape Felix Antonio Muñoz Lascarro also known as "Jose Lisandro Lascarro" or "Pastor Alape" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and part of their higher command known as the Estado Mayor Central which is made up some 30 to 60 members...	Felix Antonio Muñoz Lascarro	Entered the Secretariat after Mono Jojoy's death.
Jorge Briceño Suárez, "Mono Jojoy"	Victor Julio Suárez Rojas	Chief Commander of Military Wing. Dead on Sept. 22, 2010 while Colombian troops air raided a FARC camp near La Macarena, Meta.
Manuel Marulanda Manuel Marulanda Pedro Antonio Marín Marín , known by his "nom de guerre" Manuel Marulanda Vélez, was the main leader of the FARC-EP... Vélez, "Tirofijo"	Pedro Antonio Marín	Historical Founder of FARC-EP. Commander in Chief. Died of natural causes (disease) in 2008.
Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas was a Colombian guerrilla and ideological leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia . He was also one of the FARC figures involved in the organization and creation of the Patriotic Union political party in 1985...	Luis Alberto Morantes Jaimes	With Marulanda, founder of FARC-EP. Political chief. Died of natural causes in 1990.
Iván Ríos Iván Ríos José Juvenal Velandia, aka Iván Ríos, aka Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz, , born in San Francisco, Putumayo, Colombia, was the Head of the Central Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the youngest member of this guerrilla's Central High Command.-Death:Ríos was killed by his security...	Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz	Peace Negotiator, Head of Central Bloc, killed by one of his security chiefs in 2008
Raúl Reyes Raúl Reyes Luis Edgar Devia Silva , better known by his nom de guerre Raúl Reyes, was a Secretariat member, spokesperson, and advisor to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-EP...	Luis Edgar Devia Silva	Traditional "Spokesman of FARC", Dead in 2008 while Colombian troops air raided a FARC camp inside Ecuador, over a mile from the border with Colombia.
Efraín Guzmán Efraín Guzmán Noel Matta Matta-Guzmán also known by his nom de guerre Efraín Guzmán was a Colombian guerrilla leader, founding member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...	Noel Matta	Died of natural causes in 2003.

Eastern Bloc

Up to 9350 members.

Alias	Name	Note
Germán Briceño Suárez, "Granobles"	Noé Suárez Rojas
Jorge Briceño Jorge Briceño Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas — aka Jorge Briceño Suárez aka Mono Jojoy was a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , a Colombian guerrilla organization. He was Second in command to Alfonso Cano and top military commander... Suárez, "Mono Jojoy"	Victor Julio Suárez Rojas	Dead on Sept. 23, 2010.
Carlos Antonio Lozada Carlos Antonio Lozada Luis Antonio Losada Gallo aka Carlos Antonio Lozada is a Colombian guerrilla member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia presumed commander of the Urban Commandos of the FARC-EP known as the Red Urbana Antonio Nariño...	Luis Antonio Lozada Gallo
Romaña Romaña Henry Castellanos Garzón aka "Romaña" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Castellanos Garzón is a member of the Estado Mayor and the Commander of several Eastern Bloc of the FARC-EP fronts....	Henry Castellanos Garzón

Western Bloc

Up to 4800 members.

Alias	Name	Note
Pablo Catatumbo Pablo Catatumbo Jorge Torres Victoria also known as "Pablo Catatumbo" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and part of the secretariat of the FARC and their higher command known as the Estado Mayor Central which is made up some 30 to 60 members...	Jorge Torres Victoria
Gustavo López Gómez, "Pacho"	Miller Munar Munar
Marco Aurelio Buendía	Luis Alfonso Guevara Álvarez	Dead in 2003.

Southern Bloc

Up to 2900 members.

Alias	Name	Note
Fabián Ramírez Fabián Ramírez ‎Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas also known as Fabian Ramirez is a Colombian guerrilla leader and member of the higher command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ....	José Benito Cabrera Cuevas
Joaquín Gómez Joaquín Gómez Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo aka Joaquín Gómez, aka Usuriaga , is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia commanding presumably the Central Bloc of the FARC-EP or the Southern Bloc of the FARC-EP and since March 2008 an official member of the... , "Usuriaga"	Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo
Sonia	Omaira Rojas Cabrera Omaira Rojas Cabrera Anayibe Rojas Valderrama, also known as Omaira Rojas Cabrera born in the Colombian town of Palestina, Huila Department, on June 16, 1967...	Captured and extradited in 2004.

Central Bloc

Up to 1200 members.

Alias	Name	Note
Jerónimo	Raúl Duarte
Jerónimo Galeano	Arquímedes Muñoz Villamil	Dead in 2011
Alfonso Cano Alfonso Cano Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas , more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano was the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...	Guillermo León Saenz Vargas	Dead in 2011
Iván Ríos Iván Ríos José Juvenal Velandia, aka Iván Ríos, aka Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz, , born in San Francisco, Putumayo, Colombia, was the Head of the Central Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the youngest member of this guerrilla's Central High Command.-Death:Ríos was killed by his security...	Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz	Dead in 2008

Middle Magdalena Bloc
Middle Magdalena Bloc of the FARC-EP
The Middle Magdalena Bloc of the FARC-EP is a FARC-EP bloc, notable for its involvement in the conflict with the AUC until the latter's demobilization in 2004. Since then, it has become one of the Colombian army's biggest worries, as citizens of these areas are claiming that the FARC are once...

Up to 1300 members.

Alias	Name
Pastor Alape Pastor Alape Felix Antonio Muñoz Lascarro also known as "Jose Lisandro Lascarro" or "Pastor Alape" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and part of their higher command known as the Estado Mayor Central which is made up some 30 to 60 members...	Félix Antonio Muñoz Lascarro

Caribbean Bloc
Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP
The Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP is a medium-sized FARC-EP bloc which operates in the Northern areas of Colombia and along the Caribbean coast, with routes and access to the coast being strategically important, and is thus sometimes referred to as the Northern Bloc...

Up to 1200 members.

Alias	Name	Note	Photo
Bertulfo	Emilio Cabrera Díaz
Martín Caballero Martín Caballero Gustavo Rueda Díaz known by his nom de guerre Martín Caballero was a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and commander of the 37th Front Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP that operates in Caribbean Region. He was killed in action by the Colombian Army...	Gustavo Rueda Díaz	Dead in 2007
Simón Trinidad Simón Trinidad Simón Trinidad is the alias of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , and reputedly the first high-ranking member of that guerrilla group to be captured...	Ricardo Palmera Pineda	Arrested and extradited in 2004

Northwestern Bloc
Northwestern Bloc of the FARC-EP
The Northwestern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the Iván Ríos Bloc has historically been a strong influence in the Medellín and Antioquia regions, and still is today. It has been among the blocs most seriously targeted by Álvaro Uribe's defense plan and the...

"Iván Ríos Bloc"

Up to 2500 members.

Alias	Name
Iván Márquez Iván Márquez Luciano Marín Arango, aka "Iván Márquez" is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , part of its Secretariat higher command and advisor to the Northwestern and Caribbean blocs.According to the news agency Anncol it is likely that Márquez will be the new...	Luciano Marín Arango

External links

Members of FARC Secretariat (in spanish)