Taking of Pando

Taking of Pando
Part of the far-left insurgency in Uruguay
Date 8 October 1969 Location Pando, Canelones Department, Uruguay Result Uruguayan Government victory Capture of numerous insurgents
Belligerents
Uruguay	Tupamaros
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Raul Sendic
Units involved
National Police of Uruguay Uruguayan Armed Forces Uruguayan Army Uruguayan Air Force Aviation Group No. 5	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	~50 guerillas
Casualties and losses
1+ killed	3+ killed 20+ captured
1+ killed, 1+ injured

The Taking of Pando (Spanish: Toma de Pando), or the Occupation of Pando, was the occupation of the city of Pando, Department of Canelones, by the National Liberation Movement-Tupamaros (MLN-T) during the government of Jorge Pacheco Areco, on October 8, 1969. This event occurred within the context of the guerrilla warfare that the Oriental Republic of Uruguay experienced during the 1960s and 1970s, involving the Armed Forces of Uruguay.^[1]