The Secretariat of the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia reported that the choice of "Timochenko", whose real name is Rodrigo Londoño, was by unanimous decision. "Is warranted so the continuity of the Strategic Plan for the seizure of power for the people", indicates, also, the communiqué disclosed Tuesday.

52-Year-old "Timochenko", known in the rebel ranks as Timoleón Jiménez, served as head of the Magdalena Medio bloc, which operates in the North of the country, and is appointed by the authorities of that country as responsible for the intelligence within the group.

Formed in the communism of Moscow and Cuba (hence his alias), he joined the guerrillas in 1982, but he agreed to a place in the top dome recently in 2006. According to the newspaper El Tiempo, the last thing that was publicly revealed him is that he was in Venezuelan territory. Thus identified it agencies of security in the middle of 2008, after analyzing the video in which the guerrilla Chief confirmed the death of alias "Manuel MarulandaManuel Marulanda " and the designation of "Alfonso Cano" as head of the Secretariat.

The name of "Timochenko" was one of those who they sounded with more force to occupy the place that became vacant with the abatement of Cano. One of them was Ivan Marquez, who the analyst Bernardo Gutierrez noted as the only one that could predict a path to a negotiated solution of the conflict.

"Timochenko" is a more military and combatant that Márquez. The fact that the secretariat has chosen to him - even with less experience than the other candidate - is an important fact. When she was appointed Cano vision was that it was by someone more intellectual (as well as being the first choice of Marulanda, the historical head of the deceased FARC from natural death some years ago). Now have been decided by a formed box in the most pure of the Soviet era and with a reputation for being a tough and combative Chief in the jungle.

According to El Tiempo, the appointed Chief has more than 800 guerrillas under his command and recorded more than 100 arrest warrants on charges of terrorism, kidnapping, rebellion, aggravated homicide, enforced disappearance and a red circular of Interpol issued on January 26, 2010. It also condemned - as the dome of the FARC for the kidnapping of Alan Jara, the taking of Mitú and the El Nogal Club bombing.

Source: allvoices.com