- Carlos Quinteros
Carlos Quinteros ("
nom de guerre ": Miguel) was aGuatemala n communist. Quinteros was a member of theGuatemalan Party of Labour (PGT). When PGT split in 1978 he became a leading figure in the more militantPGT-NDN break-away group. However, he soon left PGT-NDN and joinedGuatemalan Party of Labour - Communist Party (PGT-PC). Soon, however he was expelled from PGT-PC.In
1983 Quinteros was captured by the state forces. He soon turned into a collaborator and started providing information about his former comrades in PGT, PGT-NDN, PGT-PC. In total, around 70 people were captured and killed. In some cases Quinteros himself took part in the executions. PGT-PC was essentially wiped out in this process and PGT-NDN was reduced to the party leader and closest associates in exile.Quinteros was eventually killed by his former comrades.
This events are told in the book "El Filo" (1993). [http://www.geocities.com/candela_brava/guia_2003/guia_electoral.pdf] [http://www.sae.gob.gt/pdfs/libro.pdf]
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