Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile)
The Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) (Spanish Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria) is a Chilean political party and former far-left guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965. At its height in 1973, the MIR numbered some 10,000 members and associates. The group emerged from various student organizations and established a base of support among the trade unions and shantytowns of Santiago. Andrés Pascal Allende, a nephew of Salvador Allende, president of Chile from 1970 to 1973, was one of its early leaders. Miguel Enríquez Espinosa was the General Secretary of the party from 1967 until his assassination in 1974 by the DINA.
Although it distinguished itself with spectacular direct and military actions particularly during the Resistance to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, MIR manifestly rejected terrorism as a form of political or military struggle (see below on the assassination of Edmundo Pérez Zujovic by the VOP).
Read more about Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile): Before The Coup, The Day of The Military Coup, The Attempts To Establish A Guerrilla Front, The MIR and The Case Against Pinochet, Notable Members
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