8th October Revolutionary Movement
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8th October Revolutionary Movement (Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro, MR8) was a Marxist political organization that took part in armed struggle against the Military dictatorship in Brazil. It was formed in 1964 among college students in the city of Niterói, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, originally being called Rio de Janeiro Dissidence (DI-RJ).[1] It was later renamed in memory of the day in which Ernesto "Che" Guevara was captured in Bolivia, on 8 October 1967.
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Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro | |
Founder | Unknown |
Leader | Unknown |
Foundation | 1964 |
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Country | Brazil |
Motives | Struggle against the military dictatorship, defense of a socialist state |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far left |
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Notable attacks | Kidnapping of American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick |
Status | active |
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Today it takes part in popular political movements and publishes the newspaper Hora do Povo. It is also responsible for the Free Fatherland Party, founded in 2009 and integrated into the Communist Party of Brazil in 2019.