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
  1. Ancestry.com birth certificate
  2. "Rightist Is Slain in El Salvador". The New York Times. March 24, 1985.
  • History Commons "Profile: Jose Alberto “Chele” Medrano." Accessed November 25, 2008.
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