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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Bolivian army siolder
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1939(Cochabamba, Cercado Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Mario Terán (born c. 1940) is the Bolivian Army sergeant who was chosen to carry out the execution of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara as a young man on October 9, 1967.
Personal life
Mario Terán was born around 1940 and is married with five children, and covertly lives in Bolivia's largest City Santa Cruz under the alias of "Pedro Salazar". Some speculate that he has an agreement with the U.S. CIA, who is said to be protecting him, while others theorize that he is afraid of a Cuban unit seeking revenge.
2006 Operation
In 2006, Terán was treated for free under a false name for cataracts by Cuban physicians in the Cuba-Venezuela Operación Milagro (Operation Miracle) program, which restored his sight.