An overview of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 6 Articles

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by David A.G. Fischer

Social circumstances cultivate civil insurrection Colombia's Marxist guerrilla group, las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has been misunderstood and und...read more

by Marcus Brooks

In Latin America, communism began its dominating path in 1959. Guerrilla leader, Fidel Castro took his Marxist/Leninist teachings and conquered Cuba. His message of free land and a "people's army" sent shockwaves through...read more

by Can Tran

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or (FARC) which means "Fuerzas Armadas Revoluncionarios de Colombia" is considered to be an insurgent group of Marxist origin. Though, the FARC first fought to support Marxist go...read more

by Scott Kinney

Rising from the turmoil and fighting in the 1950's the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia became the Communist communities defenders. It was established around 1964 by the the Columbian communist party. The current lea...read more

by NetJr

FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia) or otherwise called the People's Army was founded in 1964 to 1966 as an armed service to the Columbian Communist Party. The guerrilla militant organization became involved wit...read more

by Juan Endara

South American Presidents Controversy Surrounding the Death of Raul Reyes The defense minister of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos proudly spoke on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He has announced and published through the m...read more