The Lautaro Youth Movement ( es, Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro, or MJL) also known as MAPU Lautaro was a
left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political%20ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically in ...
armed organization in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, founded in 1982 by Guillermo Ossandón.
History
During the
Military dictatorship in Chile some members of the
Popular Unitary Action Movement
The Popular Unitary Action Movement or MAPU ( es, Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitario) was a small leftist political party in Chile. It was part of the Popular Unity coalition during the government of Salvador Allende. MAPU was repressed d ...
formed the Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro to pursue
guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactic ...
. The MJL was named after
Lautaro
Lautaro (Anglicized as 'Levtaru') ( arn, Lef-Traru " swift hawk") (; 1534? – April 29, 1557) was a young Mapuche toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest in Chile and developing the tactics that would conti ...
, leader of the indigenous resistance in Chile.
MAPU Lautaro continued its armed struggle even after the return of democracy to Chile and democratic elections.
[«"No estoy atrapado en el resentimiento."». El Mercurio. 28 de agosto del año 2004.]
See also
*
Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90)
*
Apoquindo massacre
References
External links
MAPU Lautaro documents and statementsTeoría, identidad y praxis del MAPU-Lautaro
Rebel groups in Chile
Guerrilla movements in Latin America
Defunct communist militant groups
Communist parties in Chile
Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
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