Crispiniano Quiñones Quiñones

Crispiniano Quiñones Quiñones (born in Aguachica, Cesar, died February 27, 2000) was a Colombian Army General. At the time of his retirement from active duty in 1993, his rank was Brigadier General, and he served as Commander of the 13th Brigade, headquartered in Bogotá. He was assassinated in La Vega, Cundinamarca on February 27, 2000, by members of FARC.

He is largely credited with being one of the founders of the Colombian Army Special Forces, along with then-Captain Ramon E. Niebles Uscategui. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Colombian Army's 1st Mobile Brigade, a corps designed to fight the increasing threat of FARC and other guerrilla groups, and a founding member of the Aviation Brigade of the Colombian Army.

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