A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Guerrilla warfare"
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1950 Huk guerrillasGuerrilla warfare Guerrilla is a term borrowed from the Spanish [i] guerrilla meaning small war, ...
attack the town of Hermosa in Bataan, PhilippinesPhilippines The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is an island nation [i] located in ...
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1967 In MexicoMexico The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country [i] located in North America [i] ...
, schoolteacher Lucio Cabaņas begins a guerrillaGuerrilla warfare Guerrilla is a term borrowed from the Spanish [i] guerrilla meaning small war, ...
campaign in Atoyac de Alvarez, west of Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero.
1967 Naxalite Guerrilla WarGuerrilla warfare Guerrilla is a term borrowed from the Spanish [i] guerrilla meaning small war, ...
: Beginning with a peasant uprising in the town of Naxalbari, this Marxist/Maoist rebellion sputters on in the Indian countryside. The guerrillas operate among the impoverished peasants and fight both the government security forces and the private paramilitary groups funded by wealthy landowners. Most fighting takes place in the states of Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh : , is a state [i] in South India [i]. ...
, MaharashtraMaharashtra Maharashtra is India [i]'s third largest state [i] in terms of area [i] ...
, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
1996War on DrugsWar on Drugs ]
The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken by the United States [i] to carry out an "all-out offensi ...
: ColombiaColombia The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America [i]. ...
n Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARCRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejrcito del Pueblo or FARC-EP is Colombia [i] ...
) attack a military base in Guaviare, ColombiaColombia The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America [i]. ...
, starting 3 weeks of guerrilla warfare that will claim the lives of at least 130 ColombiaColombia The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America [i]. ...