Carlos the Jackal
Venezuelan-born international terror operative
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Summary
Carlos the Jackal was born on October 12, 1949[1], in Caracas[2]. He has worked as a military personnel[3] and terrorist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48,690 views/month, #5,130 of 1,000,298).[5]
Key Facts
- Child: Rosa Kopp[6]
- Country of citizenship: Venezuela[7]
- Native language: Spanish[8]
- Occupation: military personnel[9]
- Field of work: resistance movement[10], jihad[11], terrorism[12]
- Educated at: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia[13]
- Member of: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine[14]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Movement: Marxism–Leninism[17], anti-imperialism[18]
- Commons category: Carlos the Jackal[19]
- Military, police or special rank: soldier[20]
- Family name: Ramírez[21]
- Given name: Ilich[22]
- Pseudonym: Carlos[23], el Chacal[24]
- Participant in: 1982 Paris car bombing[25]
- Convicted of: deliberate murder[26]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[27]
- Birth name: Ilich Ramírez Sánchez[28]
- Name in native language: Ilich Ramírez Sánchez[29]
- Penalty: life imprisonment[30]
- Different from: Carlos[31]
- Second family name in Spanish name: Sánchez[32]
- Place of detention: Maison centrale de Poissy[33]
- P14375: CarlosIlichRamirezSanchez[34]
Why It Matters
Carlos the Jackal has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
FAQs
Where was Carlos the Jackal born?
Carlos the Jackal's place of birth was Caracas[2].
What did Carlos the Jackal do for work?
Carlos the Jackal worked as a military personnel[3] and terrorist[4].
Where did Carlos the Jackal go to school?
Carlos the Jackal was educated at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia[13].