Mr Salmon led his forces to capture the Argentinian, who had been a central figure in Cuba's communist revolution and tried to spread communism to Bolivia. The general handed Guevara over to his superiors who, a day later, had him executed at gunpoint.
Gary Prado Salmon was named a national hero inafter he led the military operation to capture and execute the revolutionary in the country in 1967.
Alongside Fidel Castro, Guevara was a major leader in the Cuban communist movement and was shot dead a day after his capture by order of the then right-wing military Bolivian government. Mr Salmon's team, known as the Bolivian Rangers, were trained by the US Green Berets, who were told to prepare locals for a fight against guerrilla tactics in the region.
Since 1981, Mr Salmon had been in a wheelchair, after being accidentally shot in the spine by another officer.
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