Good news! Ivan Rios was a biggie in the group.
The seven men of the Central High Command, aka Secretariat, have managed to elude the Columbian Army for years, with only one member dying of natural causes back in 2003. Yet here, in less than two weeks, the Columbian Army manages to bag two members of the Secretariat.
Central High Command – aka Secretariat
Pedro Antonio Marín – aka Manuel Marulanda Vélez, "Tirofijo" – Historical Founder of FARC
Victor Julio Suárez Rojas – aka Jorge Briceno Suárez, "Mono Jojoy" - Chief Commander of Military Wing
Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri – aka Timoleon Jiminez, "Timochenko" – Senior Commander
Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas – aka Alfonso Cano - Traditional Ideological Figure
Luciano Marín Arango – aka Ivan Marquez - Chief of North-West Bloc
Milton de Jesús Toncel Redondo – aka Joaquin Gomez - Replaced Raúl Reyes after his death.
Manuel Jesús Muñoz Ortiz – aka Ivan Rios - Head of Central Bloc, KIA in 2008
Luis Edgar Devia Silva – aka Raul Reyes - Traditional "Spokesman of FARC", KIA in 2008.
Noel Matta – aka Efrain Guzman - Died of natural causes in 2003.