José Alberto Medrano
José Alberto Medrano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1917 El Salvador |
| Died | 23 March 1985 (aged 67) El Salvador |
| Allegiance | El Salvador |
| Branch | Salvadoran Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Salvadoran Civil War Football War |
José Alberto Medrano (2 November 1917 – 23 March 1985) was a Salvadoran general who, starting in the 1960s, headed the National Security Agency of El Salvador (ANSESAL) and the Nationalist Democratic Organization (ORDEN), a paramilitary group supported by the Green Berets. ORDEN was later accused by Amnesty International of using "clandestine terror against government opponents."