Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front

The Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (Spanish: Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez) (FPMR), also known as El Frente Patriótico, or simply El Frente, was a Marxist-Leninist nationalist paramilitary organization in Chile, founded in 1983. At its beginnings, it was the armed wing of the Communist Party of Chile, formed in order to violently overthrow Augusto Pinochet. It was considered a terrorist organization by the Department of State of the United States and the United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service. At its height, the FPMR was estimated to have between 1,000 and 1,500 members.

Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front

The Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (Spanish: Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez) (FPMR), also known as El Frente Patriótico, or simply El Frente, was a Marxist-Leninist nationalist paramilitary organization in Chile, founded in 1983. At its beginnings, it was the armed wing of the Communist Party of Chile, formed in order to violently overthrow Augusto Pinochet. It was considered a terrorist organization by the Department of State of the United States and the United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service. At its height, the FPMR was estimated to have between 1,000 and 1,500 members.