Angry Brigade
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The Angry Brigade was a British far-left anarchist militant group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for a series of bomb attacks targeting symbols of the state and capitalism.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist organization
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militant group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging state authority
ⓘ
sparking revolutionary consciousness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
student protest movements
ⓘ
workers’ struggles in Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Angry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
ⓘ
post-1968 protest wave ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
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far-left politics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | international revolutionary movements of the 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacks on symbols of capitalism
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attacks on symbols of the state ⓘ bomb attacks in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementResponse | major police investigation in the UK ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | members prosecuted in high-profile trial ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaLabel | urban guerrilla group ⓘ |
| movement |
New Left
NERFINISHED
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| natureOfAttacks | primarily property damage ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial of the Stoke Newington Eight ⓘ |
| notableMethod | communiqués claiming responsibility for attacks ⓘ |
| opposed |
British state
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ capitalist system ⓘ consumerism ⓘ |
| partOf | British radical left milieu ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-capitalist
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anti-imperialist ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targeted |
conservative politicians
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corporate offices ⓘ government buildings ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
bombings
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sabotage ⓘ |
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