Original: Marulanda was born in a coffee-growing region of west-central Colombia in the QuindÃ o Department, to a peasant family politically aligned with the Liberal Party during conflicts in the 1940s and 1950s.
Simplified: He was born on May 13, 1930 (a date that has been disputed), in a coffee-growing region of west-central Colombia in the QuindÃ o Department, to a peasant family politically aligned with the Liberal Party during La Violencia.