Mauricio Hernández Norambuena
Chilean revolutionary
Mauricio Hernández Norambuena (born 23 April 1958) is a former guerrilla fighter and commander of the political-military organization Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez, FPMR), where he was responsible for military and logistical planning and execution, becoming one of its main leaders. During his time in the FPMR, he acquired the nickname "Commander Ramiro" (Comandante Ramiro), by which he is still widely known today. Both the FPMR and Mauricio Hernández Norambuena were declared to be terrorists by the United States Department of State from 1997 until 1999.
Biography
He was born into a socialist family, the son of marine biologist Moisés Hernández and lawyer Laura Norambuena. With all of his brothers being militants of the Communist Party of Chile, at the end of the 1970s he began to participate in street protests known as the National Protest Days (in Spanish, Jornadas de Protesta Nacional).
He graduated with a degree in Physical Education from the University of Chile in Valparaíso and joined the Communist Youth of Chile. In 1983, after being supported by the FPMR militant Cecilia Magni (Commander Tamara), he enlisted in the ranks of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front. With her, he traveled to Cuba to receive paramilitary training.
A direct participant in the most risky actions of the FPMR, in September 1986 he won the trust of Raúl Pellegrin's leadership by organizing one of the four groups of riflemen in the assassination attempt against Augusto Pinochet. His training and experience as a combatant led him to become one of the leaders of the organization.
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