Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement

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The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Peruvian Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organization active mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, known for kidnappings, hostage-takings, and its high-profile 1996–97 Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist-Leninist organization
guerrilla organization
terrorist organization
activeIn 1980s
1990s
activeInCountry Peru
classifiedAsTerroristBy European Union
Peru
United States of America
surface form: United States
conflict Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s)
surface form: Peruvian internal conflict (1980–2000)
country Peru
dissolved late 1990s
distinctFrom Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
surface form: Shining Path
endedBy Peruvian special forces raid in April 1997
goal establishment of a socialist state in Peru
overthrow of the Peruvian government
ideology Guevarism
Marxism–Leninism
revolutionary socialism
knownFor 1996–97 Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima
assassinations
bombings
hostage-takings
kidnappings
languageOfCommunication Spanish
namedAfter Túpac Amaru II
nativeName Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru
notableEvent four-month hostage crisis at Japanese ambassador’s residence
seizure of the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima in December 1996
operationalArea Lima
central Peru
opposed Peru
surface form: Peruvian state

United States influence in Peru
neoliberal economic policies in Peru
partOf internal conflict in Peru
politicalPosition far-left
region Latin America
shortName Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: MRTA
startTime early 1980s
status defunct
usedSymbol image of Túpac Amaru II
red and black colors
usedTactic armed assault
bomb attacks
hostage-taking
kidnapping for ransom
urban guerrilla warfare

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Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path opposedOrganizations Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
MRTA shortName Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
this entity surface form: MRTA
Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s) mainBelligerent Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s) keyInsurgentOrganization Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement shortName Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MRTA
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement nativeName Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru