Víctor Delgado Mallarino

Víctor Delgado Mallarino (July 26, 1929 – November 15, 2025) was a Colombian police officer.

Life and career

Mallarino was born in Bogotá on July 26, 1929. He was the first police officer to reach the rank of three-star General.[1] As director general of the National Police, he participated in the operation to retake the Palace of Justice on November 6 and 7, 1985, which had been led by a guerrilla commando of the 19th of April Movement (M-19).[2]

Mallarino died on November 15, 2025, at the age of 96.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Director de la policía de la época llamado a declarar por toma del Palacio". KienyKe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ^ "POR LA TRAGEDIA EN EL PALACIO DE JUSTICIA REABREN INVESTIGACIÓN CONTRA EL GENERAL DELGADO MALLARINO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Murió el general Víctor Delgado Mallarino, director de la Policía en la toma del Palacio de Justicia". EL ESPECTADOR (in Spanish). 16 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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