Autodefensas (Spanish for ''self-defenders'') may refer to various Latin American vigilante groups:
Colombia
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Right-wing paramilitarism in Colombia
Right-wing paramilitary groups in Colombia ( es, paramilitares de derecha) are paramilitary groups acting in opposition to revolutionary Marxist–Leninist guerrilla forces and their allies among the civilian population. These right-wing para ...
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United Self-Defenders of Colombia
The United Self-Defences of Colombia (''Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia'', or AUC, in Spanish) was a Colombian far-right paramilitary and drug trafficking group which was an active belligerent in the Colombian armed conflict during the period ...
(AUC)
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Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá
''Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba y Urabá'' (ACCU), Spanish for Field Workers Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá, was a paramilitary group formed in northwestern Colombia, operating mainly in the Antioquia Department and Córdoba Depa ...
(ACCU)
Mexico
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Grupos de Autodefensa Comunitaria, in the Gulf and South Mexico
See also
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Auto Defense Choc The Auto Defense de Choc (ADC) was a militia training program for the Royal Lao Armed Forces. Begun by a French military mission in 1955, its 100-man companies were placed under command of the local Military Region commander when trained. By 1 Septe ...
, Laos
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