Foundation of the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA)
The Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) was founded on March 1, 1982, in Peru, emerging from the unification of the MIR El Militante and the Partido Socialista Revolucionario Marxista Leninista. The MRTA sought to establish a guerrilla army modeled after Latin American revolutionary movements, engaging in armed conflict during Peru's …