Wikiwand AI

Víctor Delgado Mallarino

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colombian police officer (1929–2025)

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

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

↑ "Director de la policía de la época llamado a declarar por toma del Palacio". KienyKe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI

Wikiwand AI

👋

Company

Home
Upgrade
About
Contact

Product

Articles
Timelines
Top Questions
Fact Checks

Extensions

Chrome
Firefox
Edge

Social

X
Instagram
Facebook
LinkedIn

Sign in Site map Privacy Terms of use © 2026 Wikiwand. All rights reserved.