Lautaro Youth Movement
The Lautaro Youth Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro, or MJL) also known as MAPU Lautaro was a left-wing armed organization in Chile, founded in 1982 by Guillermo Ossandón.
MAPU Lautaro Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro | |
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| Leader | Guillermo Ossandón |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Dissolved | 1994[1] |
| Preceded by | Popular Unitary Action Movement |
| Ideology | Communism Revolutionary socialism Marxism–Leninism Maoism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Green, Red |
History
During the Military dictatorship in Chile some members of the Popular Unitary Action Movement formed the Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro to pursue guerrilla warfare. The MJL was named after Lautaro, leader of the indigenous resistance in Chile.
See also
- Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90)
- Apoquindo massacre
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