(Gerassi). The UTTA transformation into the Tupamaros occurred between 1962-1963 when they decided that tactics and strategy so far had led them to a dead end and chose to form a paramilitary group. The group decided to employ Urban strategy‚ as 80% of the population livened in large towns & cities and that the countryside would not support insurgent cells. They would concentrate nearly all of their activity in and around the capital Montevideo. The Tupamaros drew its membership from young‚ radical‚
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The Tupamaros of Uruguay Uruguay in the 1960¹s was distinct among other South American counties for its affluence and sociopolitical stability. Economic prosperity had fostered the growth of a large middle class and a stable welfare-state government that allowed a wider degree of democratic and civil freedoms larger than any other South American government. Because Uruguayan society was so peaceful‚ the Army and Police were very small. In 1968 there were only about 12‚000 men in the armed forces
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groups of individuals fighting for a multitude of causes. These individuals have come from various races‚ religions‚ and ethnicities. Yet as different as they appear to be‚ we can still find similarities between them‚ for instance‚ groups such as the Tupamaros in Uruguay‚ the Ku Klux Klan in the United States‚ and the Irish Republican Army are motivated by vastly different beliefs which they consider a justification for terrorism. However‚ the underlying concept of these groups‚ by using acts of terror
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chronicles not only her life‚ but the life of the poor‚ the social injustices of this time and the revolt against it. One of the themes contained in this novel is that of the activism of students. Students are the leaders of this revolt‚ they lead the Tupamaros. Students are displayed as the activists working for change. This can be compared to any college campus as university students are usually much more active politically than other groups of people in society. In Magdalena’s Uruguay the students are
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Giancarlo Orichio Dr. A. Arraras CPO 3055 20 November 2008 Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Uruguay A study of democratization presumes that the meaning of democratization is self-evident: defined simply as a transition of a political system from non-democracy towards accountable and representative government practices. (Grugel 3) A concept that is valid in Uruguayan politics however‚ has an element of potential risk that will be the topic of further analysis. Assessment of the latter
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WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION? The primary purpose is that it had been a very intense and oppressive dictatorship. Fulgencio Batista had been Cuba’s innovator for most of time since arriving to energy in an army hen house in 1933. He remained a master until 1940 when he formally became a chosen chief executive. The selection was not a reasonable one‚ but Batista honored the idea of democracy when he was beaten in the 1944 selection‚ and quietly passed energy over to his competitors.
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GEO 373 Latin American Geographies Essay One There are quite a few imaginative geographies that can be found from many authors completing travel writings relating to Latin America. To fully understand where these writings are coming from‚ one must first know what is meant by ‘imaginative geographies.’ According to the author‚ Gareth Jones‚ imaginative geographies can be categorized by connections of global cultural flows as ethnoscapes‚ mediascapes‚ technoscapes‚ finanscapes and ideoscapes
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1 International Baccalaureate History of the Americas HL Required Summer Reading Study Guide Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America By John Charles Chasteen Foreign Affairs November/December 2000 states: Born in Blood and Fire is a briskly written yet sophisticated introduction to Latin America that will be greatly welcomed by non-specialists and experts alike. Chasteen paints on a very broad canvas‚ but he succeeds in capturing with enviable conciseness the major ingredients
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David C. Rapoport‚ 1999‚ "Terrorism‚" Encyclopedia of Violence‚ Peace and Conflict‚ San Diego‚ CA: Academic Press 3:497-510. The phenomenon of terrorism may be quite ancient‚ but the concept is modern (p. 498). Examples of ancient terrorists include the Assassins in early Islam‚ the Zealots in 1st century Judaism‚ and the Thugs in 13th to 19th century Hinduism (501). During the French Revolution from 1789-1799 some groups used acts of terrorism‚ and even created a culture of terror‚ as a desperate
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Terrorism and Insurgency Political Science 139 Winter 2015 Instructor: Dov H. Levin‚ Ph.D Dovlvn@ucla.edu Lectures: Mon. and Wend. 12-1:55 Office: 4250 Bunche Office Hours: Mon. & Wend. 2:30-3:30 While warfare between states has become quite infrequent‚ conflicts between governments and terrorist and insurgent groups have increasingly developed into the predominant forms of political violence. Indeed‚ long before 9/11‚ domestic (or transnational) terrorist groups have terrorized tens of millions
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