Jorge Camilo Torres Restrepo, also known by his nom de guerre Argemiro, was a Colombian Catholic political leader, revolutionary, guerilla, priest, author and a leader of the National Liberation Army.
Camilo Torres
Camilo Torres (center, looking sideways) marching with students
Wall painting homage to Camilo Torres located at the National University of Colombia.
Camilism, Camilismo, Thought of Camilo or Revolutionary Christianity is a Catholic revolutionary socialist political ideology based on the doctrine and legacy of Colombian Catholic priest and revoluti
Camilo Torres Restrepo
…the National Liberation Army (ELN). During his life, he sought to reconcile revolutionary socialism and Catholicism, an ideology which became known as Camilism. This ideology would significantly influence the later liberation theology movement, as well as being adopted by the Montoneros. As part of the academic…