Galvarino Apablaza

Galvarino Apablaza
Birth nameGalvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra
Nickname(s)Comandante Salvador
Born (1950-11-09) November 9, 1950
Santiago, Chile
Allegiance Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front
Years of service1983–2001
RankCommander-in-Chief
Battles / warsNicaraguan Revolution

Galvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra (born November 9, 1950), nicknamed "Comandante Salvador," is a Chilean Marxist guerrilla and former member of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR) (Spanish: Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez), which opposed the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. He has participated in several highly publicized kidnappings and murders.