Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front
Chilean revolutionary and guerrilla organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (in Spanish: Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez, FPMR) was a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organisation officially founded on 14 December 1983 as the military wing of the Communist Party of Chile in the context of this party policy denominated as the "Política de Rebelión Popular de Masas", created with the goal of a violent overthrow of the civic-military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR) | |
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Dates of operation | 14 December 1983 – 1999 |
Motives | Overthrow Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and establish a socialist state in Chile |
Active regions | Chile |
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Political position | Far-left |
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Size | 1.500–4.000 militants (1986) |
Part of | Communist Party of Chile (until 1987) |
Allies | MIR |
It was described as a terrorist organization by the US Department of State and by MI6 until 1999, when the FPMR ceased its armed activity, 9 years after the end of the Pinochet transfer of power.
The FPMR was estimated to be made up of 1,500 to 4,000 militants and combatants.[1]