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Left Wing Terrorism in Chile (view source)
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The leftists violence and civilian protests against Allende resulted in the military intervention of the Armed Forces and the Police on September 11, 1973 and the [[Military Government (Chile)|Military Government]] of General and President [[Augusto Pinochet]] who largely defeated the marxist guerrillas and left-wing radicals hidden among the civilian population through detentions, disappearances and counterinsurgency warfare.<ref>"In 1970, when Chile elected as president Salvador Allende a Marxist, the MIR decided to implement his policies by force. This prompted a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet who struck a blow against the Left from which the MIR never recovered." World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era, James Ciment, p. 196, Routledge, 2015</ref> In late 1974, [[Andrés Pascal Allende]], nephew of the late president Allende Gossens, assumed leadership of the remnants of the MIR and continued to attack military and civilian targets.
The leftists violence and civilian protests against Allende resulted in the military intervention of the Armed Forces and the Police on September 11, 1973 and the [[Military Government (Chile)|Military Government]] of General and President [[Augusto Pinochet]] who largely defeated the marxist guerrillas and left-wing radicals hidden among the civilian population through detentions, disappearances and counterinsurgency warfare.<ref>"In 1970, when Chile elected as president Salvador Allende a Marxist, the MIR decided to implement his policies by force. This prompted a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet who struck a blow against the Left from which the MIR never recovered." World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era, James Ciment, p. 196, Routledge, 2015</ref> In late 1974, [[Andrés Pascal Allende]], nephew of the late president Allende Gossens, assumed leadership of the remnants of the MIR and continued to attack military and civilian targets.
The MCR (Revolutionary Peasant Movement) member, Gregorio José Liendo, also known as "Comandante Pepe", told the journalist Nena Ossa, in a personal interview with her in 1972, reproduced in her book "Allende, Thank You":<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogdehermogenes.blogspot.com/2019/07/homenaje-al-comandante-pepe.html|title=Homenaje al Comandante Pepe|date=July 12, 2019|publisher=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]'s blog|language=es}}</ref>
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'''– Nena Ossa:''' What is your plan, in the short, medium or long term?
'''– "Commander Pepe":''' Take over the fields and towns of the south, violently if necessary, while in Santiago the MIR takes over the city and they come down to join us halfway.
'''– Nena Ossa:''' In other words, the goal is to 'take over' all of Chile violently. Don't you care if people die?
'''– "Commander Pepe":''' Of course, violently. A million Chileans have to die so that the people get involved with the revolution and it becomes a reality. With fewer deaths it will not work.<ref>{{cite book|title=Allende Thank You|publisher=Maye|author=Nena Ossa|date=2009|language=es|pages=on the back cover}}</ref>}}
This 1972 guerrilla generation was trained in the Punto Cero camp in Cuba, in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] and [[Libya]].
==Guerrilla warfare==
==Guerrilla warfare==