Tupamaro (Venezuela)

Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro
Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro
LeaderOswaldo Jiménez
Founded1992
HeadquartersCaracas
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliation
Colors    Red, Black
National Assembly
7 / 277
Party flag
Website
www.tupamaro.org.ve
Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro
CountryVenezuela
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left
Part ofGreat Patriotic Pole
Colectivos
Allies Venezuela (Maduro government)
ELN[1]
FARC (Historical)[2]
Opponents Venezuelan opposition

Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro (Spanish: Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro, MRT), often shortened to Tupamaro, is a far-left Marxist-Leninist communist party and one of the most prominent colectivos in Venezuela.[3] Several Tupamaros participate in peaceful movements while some believe in the "idea of armed struggle as a means to gain power."[4] The group supports the National Liberation Army (ELN)[1] and allegedly had ties with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).[2]

  1. ^ a b "Comunicado Del Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro". Colombian National Liberation Army (in European Spanish). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Benedetti, Ana María (6 October 2012). "Venezuela: radical group promises violence if Chávez loses election". ABC News. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Colectivos en Venezuela: ¿Organizaciones sociales o criminales?". NTN24. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ Ruiz, Roger (12 February 2014). "Los Tupamaro, la fuerza de choque del chavismo". El Comercio. Retrieved 8 May 2014.