Raúl Pellegrin
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Raúl Alejandro Pellegrin Friedmann (28 October 1958 – 30 October 1988) was a
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an guerrilla leader. He was the founder and main leader of the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, in which he was well known as "Comandante José Miguel", "Rodrigo" or "Benjamín".


Early life

He was born to Raúl Pellegrin Arias (of
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descent) and Judith "Tita" Friedmann Volosky (of
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descent).


Career

In 1976, his family moved to
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where he pursued a career in medicine, but a few months later, he decided to leave college to take up a military career, joining the school Camilo Cienfuegos which is dependent on Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR). Over there, he lived with nearly one hundred Chilean military personnel under the support of the government of
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. From that school, Pellegrin graduated in late 1978 with the rank of lieutenant. In early 1979, he decided to travel to
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to support the struggle of the
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(FSLN), which sought to overthrow President
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.


Death

Pellegrin was found dead on 30 October 1988, at age 30. His body was found floating in the Tinguiririca River.


References

1958 births 1988 deaths Chilean communists Chilean emigrants to Cuba Chilean people of French descent Chilean people of Russian-Jewish descent Chilean revolutionaries Military personnel from Santiago, Chile Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front {{Chile-politician-stub