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    During the 1900’s in Argentina, the idea of patriarchy authority clearly triumphed over any of the romantic ideas that are not supported or based upon family, bureaucracy or religious instituted. This idea is undeniably backed by the movie Camila directed by María Luisa Bemberg in 1984 and several other sources in “The Argentina Reader” edited by Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo and “A Brief History of Argentina” written by Jonathan C. Brown. The suffering from the continuity of authoritarianism

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    FARC In Colombia

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    follows: “In 1964, the FARC was formed by Manuel Marulanda after fleeing a government assault on communist groups in the country. In 1966, The FARC were adopted by the Communist Party of Colombia as its armed wing. In 1977, The FARC

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    and changed the name to FARC-EP. EP stands for Ejército del Pueblo which means People’s Army. However, the U.S. still refers to them as the FARC. As time progressed, FRAC has cycled through several leaders. With the death of their first leader Manuel Marulanda, to the most recent leader Rodrigo Londono Echeverri, better known by his alias Timochenko (Who are the FARC, 2016). (U) The FARC expansion and change of strategies allowed their number to grow. Anyone could join the FARC including women and

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    The Columbian group FARC started in the 60s with Manuel Marulanda and Jacobo Arenas. However, its origins can trace back to the civil war when the members of the Columbian Communist Party were dissatisfied with the government. Eventually, when communities were being built. In Marquetalia, Tolima Marulanda built his community. In 1964 it was attacked by the military, which eventually lead to guerrilla warfare. Those who fought back eventually named themselves FARC. After FARC was formed it would

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    The word terrorism has different interpretations depending on the specific threats that the governments face and the problems that they want to combat. In some historical periods terrorism has had a positive image, associated with democratization, self-determination, and struggle against oppression, while in others it has had an eminently negative image related to indiscriminate violence against the population and the threat against national and international systems. In these modern times terrorism

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    After the Violence aka "La Violencia" which left around 200,000 people dead over a 15 year span many peasants fled their homes including one Manuel Marulanda Velez real name Pedro Antonio Marin (Molano, A., 2000). He was part of the liberals but joined the communist party after they had started forming militia groups known as "self-defense" units. Manuel Marulanda Velez was attracted to this

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    FARC Facts

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    What is the FARC? An organized crime group or terrorist group known as FARC is scattered across in remote rural areas or dense jungles throughout Colombia. The FARC is still active, but significantly weakened. The FARC is fifty-three years old and is considered the oldest and largest guerrilla group in Columbia. The dense history behind the origins of FARC dates back sixty-nine years ago. Drug trafficking and kidnapping were not the heart of this group, but instead it was the message of political

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    Farc Research Paper

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    Rodrigo Londono also goes by the name of Timoleon Jimenez. Rodrigo Londono joined the FARC during the year 1982. Manuel Marulanda was the main founder of the organization until he passed away due to natural causes in 2008. Rodrigo Londono’s success within the organization has allowed the FARC to step into a new age as the FARC begins to have a political pull in Colombia

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    Armadas De Colombia

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    the Liberal and Conservative parties from 1948 until 1958. In the 60’s the FARC had had enough of the liberal party’s leadership and turned to communism. This movement was led by a senior leader in one of the groups’ guerrilla bands named Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda (his real name was Pedro Antonio Marin). In 1966 Manual named his group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). (Hanson & Renwick, 2009) In the 1920’s and 30’s the Colombian guerrilla

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    The FARC was created in the 1960s after a period of political violence known as la Violencia (1948–58). Omitted from a power-sharing agreement that ended the fighting the communist guerrillas took up arms against the state. FARC was made up of militant communists, peasant self-defense groups, and left-wing intellectuals who wanted to duplicate Fidel Castro’s communist revolution. The U.S. State Department has named this group a foreign terrorist organization. FARC was opposed to the sale of natural

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