NOUN | group | MRTA, Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru |
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Meaning | A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia. | |
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Synonyms | Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru | |
Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
Region | Peru, Republic of Peru | A republic in western South America |
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