Former Bolivian General Ernesto “Che’ Guevara’s captor has died aged 84.
Gary Prado Salmon has been named a national Hero in Bolivia for leading the military operation in 1967 to capture and execute a revolutionary.
Guevara, along with Fidel Castro was a leader of the Cuban Communist movement. He was killed a day following his capture on the orders of the right-wing Bolivian military government.
The US Green Berets trained Mr Salmon’s Bolivian Rangers team to fight guerrilla tactics.
Since 1981, Mr Salmon has been in a wheel chair after an officer accidentally shot him in the spine.
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Gary Prado Arauz wrote on social media that Mr Salmon was accompanied by both his wife and kids.
He left us with a legacy that was full of love, truthfulness and courage. He was a remarkable person.”
He said: “Capturing Che was not for him the most important thing in his life. It was rather to contribute to the making of the armed forces into a democratic institution which would respect the Constitution and laws.”
The former general was hospitalized since April with health complications.
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