Mario Roberto Santucho

In this Argentine name, the surname is Agustín and the marital name is Santucho.
Mario Roberto Santucho
Born
Mario Roberto Agustín Santucho

(1936-08-12)August 12, 1936
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
DiedJuly 19, 1976(1976-07-19) (aged 40)
Villa Martelli, Argentina
Cause of deathBallistic trauma
OccupationsRevolutionary and guerilla combatant
Known forLeader of a Marxist guerilla group

Mario Roberto Agustín Santucho (12 August 1936 – 19 July 1976) was an Argentine political militant, founder of the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (Workers' Revolutionary Party, PRT) and leader of Argentina's largest Marxist guerrilla group, the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP).

Santucho was killed by the Argentine Armed Forces in a shootout in Villa Martelli (Buenos Aires Province) on 19 July 1976.

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