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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''', is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed 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''', is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict. | ||
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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, is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict.
FARC-EP is a peasant army which has proclaimed itself to be a revolutionary agrarian, anti-imperialist Marxist-Leninist organization of Bolivarian inspiration. It claims to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes, and opposes United States influence in Colombia (e.g. Plan Colombia), neo-imperialism, monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations, and paramilitary or government violence. It funds itself principally through ransom kidnappings, gold mining and taxation of the illegal drug trade.