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Ambitionz Az A Ridah: The Origins, Objectives, and Doctrine of the Tupac Amarú Revolutionary Movement

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Ambitionz Az A Ridah: The Origins, Objectives, and Doctrine of the Tupac Amarú Revolutionary Movement. Overview. Commonly known as the MRTA Active from 1982-1997 Peruvian Wanted to reform the government and society, expose corrupt officials, and create a new political party. Origins. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Ambitionz Az A Ridah: The Origins, Objectives, and Doctrine of the Tupac Amarú Revolutionary Movement

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OverviewCommonly known as the MRTAActive from 1982-1997PeruvianWanted to reform the government and society, expose corrupt officials, and create a new political party

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OriginsFounded by Nestor Cerpa, Victor Polay, and Miguel Rincon

Students at University Became disgruntled with the corrupt government

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ObjectivesExpose corrupt government officialsReform the government

Create a new societyCreate a new political party

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Doctrine Wrote a manifesto in 1983, outlining their main

principles and beliefs Believed in leftist, Marxist, and anti-imperialist

ideologies Ideas were similar to those of Cuban revolutionaries Wanted to abolish the current political and economic

institutions Tried to use nonviolent methods in achieving their

goals