Famed Bolivian General Who Captured Che Guevara Dies at 84
- General Gary Prado Salmón led the mission that captured Che Guevara in Bolivia in 1967.
- Prado received a tip from a farmer that led him to Guevara's location in a schoolhouse.
- Guevara spoke with Prado several times while held captive before being executed the next day on orders from Bolivia's president.
- Prado wrote two books about capturing Guevara and defeating his guerilla forces in Bolivia.
- Prado died on May 6 at the age of 84 in Bolivia.
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