Tupamaros
Sign in to saveThe National Liberation Movement – Tupamaros (, MLN-T) was a Marxist–Leninist urban guerrilla group that operated in Uruguay during the 1960s and 1970s. It was responsible for numerous violent incidents involving left-wing terrorist activities. In 1989, the group was admitted into the Broad Front and a large number of its members joined the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP).
Key facts
- Militant organization.name
- Tupamaros – National Liberation Movement
- Militant organization.logo
- Bandera dels Tupamaros.svg
- Militant organization.caption
- Tupamaros – National Liberation Movement Flag
- Militant organization.dates
- 1967–1972
- Militant organization.leader
- Raúl SendicEleuterio Fernández HuidobroHéctor Amodio PérezHenry EnglerMauricio Rosencof
- Militant organization.area
- Uruguay
- Militant organization.position
- Far-left
- Militant organization.allies
- MIR
- Militant organization.opponents
- Government of Uruguay
- Militant organization.status
- Defunct
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- History
- Background
- Origins
- Activity
- End
- List of attacks
- Notable members
- See also
- References
- External links
The National Liberation Movement – Tupamaros (, MLN-T) was a Marxist–Leninist urban guerrilla group that operated in Uruguay during the 1960s and 1970s. It was responsible for numerous violent incidents involving left-wing terrorist activities. In 1989, the group was admitted into the Broad Front and a large number of its members joined the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP).
Formed in the early 1960s, the MLN-T sought to create a revolutionary state through armed struggle, taking inspiration from the 1953-59 Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro. However, unlike the latter, it conducted its operations in urban areas. The organization gained notoriety for its violent acts of sabotage, bank and armory robberies, assassinations of military and police officers, bombings, and kidnappings of judges, businessmen, diplomats and politicians.