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
conflict Peruvian internal conflict (1980–2000)
country Peru
dissolved late 1990s
distinctFrom 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 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 Peruvian state
linked to: Peru

United States influence in Peru
neoliberal economic policies in Peru
partOf internal conflict in Peru
politicalPosition far-left
region Latin America
shortName 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 MRTA
linked to: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
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 MRTA
linked to: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement nativeName Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru
linked to: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement