Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party that was formed in 1964 after Castro’s Cuban revolution. FARC’s ideological goal is to overthrow the democratic government of Colombia and replace it with a Communist regime. The group supports Marxist-Leninist theory of redistribution of wealth by seizing it from the wealthy and giving it to the poor. Also, FARC opposes U.S. influence in Colombia, the privatization of natural resources, and the presence of multinational corporations in the country. During the Soviet era, FARC received a limited amount of financial support from the Soviet Union, however the biggest supporters and contributors to FARC’s activity are the Cuban and Venezuelan governments. Both countries continue supporting the group. The Cuban government provides FARC with medical supplies and political advice. The former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, provided the group with money and ordnance. Chavez has denied any of these accusations, however. …show more content…
The group kidnaps foreign citizens, military personnel, and wealthy politicians and “tax” farmers for “protection.” Illegal drug production and trafficking is a primary source of income. Also, FARC often attacks infrastructure in protest at the presence of foreign companies. The most recent attack on a significant Colombian target, a major coal railway, occurred on October 13, 2013. This incident was an act of terror against the presence of foreign companies that the FARC believes are exploiting the resources and people of
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party that was formed in 1964 after Castro’s Cuban revolution. FARC’s ideological goal is to overthrow the democratic government of Colombia and replace it with a Communist regime. The group supports Marxist-Leninist theory of redistribution of wealth by seizing it from the wealthy and giving it to the poor. Also, FARC opposes U.S. influence in Colombia, the privatization of natural resources, and the presence of multinational corporations in the country. During the Soviet era, FARC received a limited amount of financial support from the Soviet Union, however the biggest supporters and contributors to FARC’s activity are the Cuban and Venezuelan governments. Both countries continue supporting the group. The Cuban government provides FARC with medical supplies and political advice. The former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, provided the group with money and ordnance. Chavez has denied any of these accusations, however. …show more content…
The group kidnaps foreign citizens, military personnel, and wealthy politicians and “tax” farmers for “protection.” Illegal drug production and trafficking is a primary source of income. Also, FARC often attacks infrastructure in protest at the presence of foreign companies. The most recent attack on a significant Colombian target, a major coal railway, occurred on October 13, 2013. This incident was an act of terror against the presence of foreign companies that the FARC believes are exploiting the resources and people of