Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
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group name
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Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, or Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA). The group took its name from Tupac Amaru II, an 18th-century rebel leader and descendent of the last indigenous Incan leader. |
location
The primary area of operation was Peru. Supporters may have extended throughout Latin America and into Western Europe.
stated purpose
The MRTA aimed to establish a Marxist regime in Peru. It sought the downfall of what it called the imperialist...
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