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TTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AT NATIONAL DRIENTE
LOPEZ GRADUATED FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF El SALVADOR. HOWEVER HIS DATES OF ATTENDANCE ARE NOT KNOWN.
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JANUAJtY 8 PROMOTED TO Till RANK 01 SECOND LIEU [EN AN I
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ECTION COMMANDED 01 IDS HUWTWER BAIIERV OF THE FIRST BRIGADE
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- INSTRUCTOR Oh THE FIRING BAIIERT lilt
PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF (APTAIN
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT AT FORI STILL. OKLAHOMA
0 - INSTRUCTOR OFND FIRING, HAIIEHY SCHOOL
1I AT ARTILLERY BRIGADE
- PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR
CHOLARSHIP STUDENT TOROMOTED TO RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Hft. THIRD BRIGADE, SAN FRANCISCO COTERA (MORAZANl
TUDIED AT THE FBI ACADEMY
OOMMANDER OF THL EXECUTIVE UNITHE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT (SIU)
9 TO0 HEAD OFF THE JOINT GENERAL STAFF
OCTOBER0 TO PRESENT COMMANDER OF THE ENGINEER DETACHMENT.DM'ING)
4. LOPEZ IS THE LEADER OF8 TANDA AND ACCORDING TO THE DATNE OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST OFFICEBS. LOPEZ HAS BEEN "SCRIBED INABLESOMMANDER WHO LIKES TO PARTICIPATE WITH HIS OFFICERS IN ALL ACTIVITIES. LOPEZ
REPORTEDLY KKI.CS HIS OFFICERSN All HATTERS PERTAIHINC TO OPERATIONS. TACTICS. AHIl OTHER ACTIVITIES. AND IS KNOWN AS AN AGGRESS IVE COMMANDER WHO PERSONALLY INVOLVES HIMSELF IN OPERATIONS AGAINST THE FMIN. LOPEZ. AS COMMANDER OI THE DM'INC HAS BEEN COMPLIMENTED FOR IMS LACELLENI WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS TROOPS AND THE LOCAL POPULACE, AS WELL AS HIS LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES.
s. FROM THE LATE IvvO'S TO THE PRESENT. ACCUSATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE THAT LOPEZ WAS INVOLVED IN THE COVER UP. OR INSTIGATION OF THE JESUIT MURDERS- SOME OI THESE ACCUSATIONS MAT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT LOPEZ WAS ASSIGNED BY GENERAl RENIHEN CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE ESTADO MAYOR. TO ASSIST THE SIU IN THE INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THI JESUIT MURDERS. LOPEZ LATER LEFT THE SIU WHEN PRESIDENT
CRISTIANIILITARY HONOR BOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE JESUIT MURDERS. EW REPORTS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING LOPEZ. HOWEVER. 1HESE
HAVE BEEN BRIEFLY OUTLINED BELOW.
LOPEZ TESTIFIED IN0 THATEETING AT THE ESTADO MAYOR. HE HAD NEVER INFORMEDARMANDOONVERSATION BETWEENBENAVIDES)) MORENO AND LT COL MANUELEWHICH BENAVIDES ADMITTED HAVING ORDERED THE MURDER HI ACCORDING TO LOPEZ' TESTIMONY, HE HAD HO IDEAPERIOD OF TIME"HAT
BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MURDER.
i^HWHHMRHRHR^BR^RlBBlBBB> 'NAME WAS INCLUDEDIST OF ESAF OFFICERS THATEN BELIEVED WERE GUILTYOFCOVERING UP THE JESUIT MURDER INVEST IGAT ION.) Y
T ED THAT LOPEZ WAS ONE 01 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE LEGAL PROSECUTORS FOR IHE SALVADORAN JESUIT ORDER AS INSTIGATING THE JESUIT MURDERS.
8. AS OF LOPEZ HAS MARRIED TOE LOPEZ. AND HAD ONE CHILD- ANAANTAMARIA, SUBJECT'S DAUGHTER. WAS BORN ON AUGUST SUBJECT STATED HE HAD ONE RELATIVE LIVING INR. RENE KIUPEZ))OPEZ Of AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. LOPEZ IS SAID TU ENJOY BASKETBALL.
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