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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement canonical | 3 |
| MRTA | 2 |
| Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3707881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement Context triple: [Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path, opposedOrganizations, Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement]
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A.
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a leftist indigenous rebel movement in southern Mexico known for its 1994 uprising and advocacy for indigenous rights, autonomy, and anti-neoliberal policies.
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B.
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a leftist political organization in El Salvador that began as a coalition of guerrilla groups fighting the military-led government during the Salvadoran Civil War and later became a major political party.
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Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
The Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path is a Peruvian far-left insurgent organization known for its violent Maoist guerrilla campaign against the state during the late 20th century.
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D.
National Republican Army
The National Republican Army was the main ground force of Mussolini’s German-backed Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II, composed largely of fascist loyalists fighting alongside Nazi Germany.
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E.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement Target entity description: 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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A.
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a leftist indigenous rebel movement in southern Mexico known for its 1994 uprising and advocacy for indigenous rights, autonomy, and anti-neoliberal policies.
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B.
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a leftist political organization in El Salvador that began as a coalition of guerrilla groups fighting the military-led government during the Salvadoran Civil War and later became a major political party.
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C.
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
The Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path is a Peruvian far-left insurgent organization known for its violent Maoist guerrilla campaign against the state during the late 20th century.
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D.
National Republican Army
The National Republican Army was the main ground force of Mussolini’s German-backed Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II, composed largely of fascist loyalists fighting alongside Nazi Germany.
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E.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist-Leninist organization
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guerrilla organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| activeInCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| classifiedAsTerroristBy |
European Union
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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
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1996–97 Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima
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assassinations ⓘ bombings ⓘ hostage-takings ⓘ kidnappings ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | Spanish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Túpac Amaru II ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru
|
| notableEvent |
four-month hostage crisis at Japanese ambassador’s residence
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seizure of the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima in December 1996 ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Lima
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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
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surface form:
MRTA
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| startTime | early 1980s ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedSymbol |
image of Túpac Amaru II
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red and black colors ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
armed assault
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bomb attacks ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ kidnapping for ransom ⓘ urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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