José Gregorio Liendo
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José Gregorio Liendo Vera (1945 – October 3, 1973), also known as compañero Pepe, comandante Pepe or loco Pepe was a Chile
an political activist and member of the Revolutionary Left Movement
(MIR) who participated in the land occupations of 1970s in Neltume and led the MIR-MCR attack on the police station of Neltume on September 12 following the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat. He had originally moved into the zone of Neltume in the 1960s after quitting his agronomy
university studies. He was executed in the prison of Isla Teja
by a firing squad on October 3, 1973 an alleged war council accused him of having led a guerrilla group.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an political activist and member of the Revolutionary Left Movement
Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile)
Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
(MIR) who participated in the land occupations of 1970s in Neltume and led the MIR-MCR attack on the police station of Neltume on September 12 following the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat. He had originally moved into the zone of Neltume in the 1960s after quitting his agronomy
Agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
university studies. He was executed in the prison of Isla Teja
Isla Teja
Teja island is an island in the city of Valdivia, Chile surrounded by three rivers: Cau-Cau river to the north, Cruces river to the west and Valdivia river to the sout east...
by a firing squad on October 3, 1973 an alleged war council accused him of having led a guerrilla group.
Sources
- José Gregorio LIENDO VERA, Memoria Viva. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- Guzmán reconstituye asalto a retén Neltume, El MercurioEl MercurioEl Mercurio is a conservative Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. Its Santiago edition is considered the country's paper-of-record and its Valparaíso edition is the oldest daily in the Spanish language currently in circulation. El Mercurio is owned by El Mercurio S.A.P...
. Published April 13, 2003. retrieved 27 September 2009.