Cayetano Carpio
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About
Founder of the El Salvador's revolutionary political-military organization, the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Marti.
Before Fame
He was the leader of the Communist Party of El Salvador in the 1960s.
Trivia
The official story of his death was that he committed suicide after being blamed by other leaders in the FPL for the murder of FPL second-in-command Ana María but doubt has been cast on this explanation.
Family Life
His father was a cobbler and Cayetano worked for him as a child.
Associated With
He was referred to by some as the Ho Chi Minh of Latin America.
