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{{Evil Organization | {{Evil Organization | ||
|Box title = Evil Organization | |Box title = Evil Organization | ||
|Image = | |Image = Flag of the FARC-EP.svg | ||
|fullname = Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army | |fullname = Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army | ||
|alias = Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo<br>FARC<br>FARC-EP | |alias = Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo<br>FARC<br>FARC-EP | ||
|origin = Colombia | |origin = Colombia | ||
|foundation = 1964 | |foundation = 1964-2006 | ||
|headquarters = Casa Verde, Colombia | |headquarters = Casa Verde, Colombia | ||
|commanders = [[Manuel Marulanda]] | |commanders = [[Manuel Marulanda]] (1964-2008)<br>[[Alfonso Cano]] (2008-2011)<br> [[Timoleón Jiménez]] (2011-2016) | ||
|agents = [[Simón Trinidad]]<br>[[Jorge Enrique Rodríguez]]<br>[[Fabián Ramírez]]<br>[[Gerardo Aguilar Ramírez]]<br>[[Tomás Medina Caracas]]<br>[[Martín Caballero]] | |||
|skills = Guerilla warfare tactics | |skills = Guerilla warfare tactics | ||
|goals = Turn Colombia into a communist state (failed) | |goals = Turn Colombia into a communist state (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Drug trafficking<br>Extortion<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>Hijacking<br>Mutilation<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[ | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Drug trafficking]]<br>Extortion<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>Hijacking<br>Mutilation<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]] | ||
|type of villains = Anarchists | |type of villains =Anarchists War Criminals}} | ||
{{Quote|Guerrillas of the FARC, with the people we will triumph for the country, the land and bread.|The FARC motto.}} | {{Quote|Guerrillas of the FARC, with the people we will triumph for the country, the land and bread.|The FARC motto.}} | ||
The '''Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army''' (Spanish: ''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo''), also known by the acronym of '''FARC''' or '''FARC-EP''', was a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the nearly five decade ongoing [[Colombian Conflict]]. | The '''Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army''' (Spanish: ''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo''), also known by the acronym of '''FARC''' or '''FARC-EP''', was a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the nearly five decade ongoing [[Colombian Conflict]]. | ||
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FARC has been classified as a terrorist organization by the governments of Colombia, (since 1997) the United States, Canada,[l Chile, (since 2010) New Zealand, Venezuela (Guaido-led government, since 2019) and (until 2016) the European Union. | FARC has been classified as a terrorist organization by the governments of Colombia, (since 1997) the United States, Canada,[l Chile, (since 2010) New Zealand, Venezuela (Guaido-led government, since 2019) and (until 2016) the European Union. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Colombian government began attacking many of the communist groups in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other PCC members, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops attacked the community, which only had 48 armed fighters. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which later grew in size to hundreds of fighters. | The Colombian government began attacking many of the communist groups in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other PCC members, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops attacked the community, which only had 48 armed fighters. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which later grew in size to hundreds of fighters. | ||