Carlos the Jackal's attack on the OPEC headquarters on 21st December, 1975, remains one of the most infamous moments in the life of the Venezuelan militant.
Born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1949, Carlos the Jackal would go on to lead some of the most notorious terrorist attacks of the twentieth century.
His upbringing and early life seemed filled with contradictions. His family background was upper-middle class, with his father operating an exclusive, highly lucrative law practice alongside being a deeply committed Marxist, ensuring his son received an education which emphasized communist political theory and revolutionary ideas. Ramirez's mother was a popular socialite, allowing her son to develop a playboy lifestyle which seemed to go against the revolutionary ideas he professed.
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