Carlos The Jackal (Noun)
Meaning
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Carlos the Jackal was responsible for numerous high-profile hijackings and bombings throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
- The Venezuelan-born terrorist, also known as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, was dubbed Carlos the Jackal for his elusive and deadly tactics.
- Carlos the Jackal's father, José Altagracia Ramírez Navas, was a devoted Marxist-Leninist who heavily influenced his son's radical views.
- After being expelled from university in 1966, Carlos the Jackal joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and began his training as a terrorist.
- Carlos the Jackal was eventually captured in Sudan in 1994 and extradited to France, where he was tried and convicted for his role in the murder of two French intelligence agents.