Gary Prado Salmón led troops who caught the famous Cuban revolutionary in the Bolivian jungle in 1967.
The Bolivian general who captured the Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and became a national hero has died aged 84.
The Cold War between the US and Soviet Union was at its height and Washington was extremely concerned about communist influence in Latin America, including Che Guevara's activities. Gen Prado's son described his father as "an extraordinary person", who left "a legacy of love, integrity and courage".Che Guevara pictured in Cuba in 1965 - he was industry minister at the timeAfter ambushing Guevara's guerrilla group Gen Prado was made a national hero for having defended the Bolivian military regime.
Since 1981 Gen Prado had been a wheelchair user, after a bullet fired accidentally hit him in the spine. He wrote a book about his 1967 triumph, called How I Captured Che.