José Manuel Mireles Valverde

José Manuel Mireles Valverde (24 October 1958 – 25 November 2020) was a Mexican medical doctor and activist. He founded the paramilitary self-defense groups that fought against the Knights Templar Cartel. He would support people shooting at cartel members out of self-defense. He was arrested for having illegal firearms and explosives in 2014.

On 25 November 2020, Mireles Valverde died from COVID-19 at the age of 62.

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Category:1958 births
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Category:Mexican activists
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Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico