José Alberto Medrano

José Alberto Medrano (November 2, 1917^[1] – March 23, 1985^[2]) was a Salvadoran general who, starting in the 1960s, headed the Agencia Nacional de Servicios Especiales (ANSESAL, the Salvadoran National Security Agency) and Organización Democrática Nacionalista (ORDEN, the Democratic Nationalist Organization), a paramilitary group supported by the Green Berets. ORDEN was later accused by Amnesty International of using "clandestine terror against government opponents."

References[]

^ Ancestry.com birth certificate
^ "Rightist Is Slain in El Salvador". The New York Times. March 24, 1985.

External links[]

History Commons "Profile: Jose Alberto “Chele” Medrano." Accessed November 25, 2008.

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[1] Ancestry.com birth certificate

[2] "Rightist Is Slain in El Salvador". The New York Times. March 24, 1985.

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