Tupamaro (Venezuela)

Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro

Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro
Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro
Leader	Oswaldo Jiménez
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Caracas
Ideology	Communism; Marxism-Leninism; Guevarism; Foco theory; Left-wing nationalism; Revolutionary socialism;
Political position	Far-left
National affiliation	Popular Revolutionary Alternative (faction); Great Patriotic Pole (faction);
Colors	Red, Black
Allies	ELN; FARC
Seats in the National Assembly	7 / 277
Party flag
Website
	www.tupamaro.org.ve
	Politics of Venezuela; Political parties; Elections;

Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro (Spanish: Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro, MRT), often shortened to Tupamaro, is a far-left Marxist-Leninist communist party and one of the most prominent colectivos in Venezuela.^[3] Several Tupamaros participate in peaceful movements while some believe in the "idea of armed struggle as a means to gain power."^[4] The group supports the National Liberation Army (ELN)^[1] and allegedly had ties with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Comunicado Del Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro". Colombian National Liberation Army (in European Spanish). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Benedetti, Ana María (6 October 2012). "Venezuela: radical group promises violence if Chávez loses election". ABC News. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "Colectivos en Venezuela: ¿Organizaciones sociales o criminales?". NTN24. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ Ruiz, Roger (12 February 2014). "Los Tupamaro, la fuerza de choque del chavismo". El Comercio. Retrieved 8 May 2014.