Tupamaro

British  

/ ˌtuːpəˈmɑːrəʊ /

noun

1. any of a group of Marxist urban guerrillas in Uruguay

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Etymology

Origin of Tupamaro

C20: after Tupac Amaru , 18th-century Peruvian Indian who led a rebellion against the Spaniards

Example Sentences

José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, a Tupamaro who was shot and imprisoned in the 1970s, became president of Uruguay.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

Tupamaro membership seems to be growing: there are now an estimated 1,000 members, grouped in clandestine five-to seven-man cells.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Tupamaro discipline stresses indoctrination as well as military and physical training.

From Time Magazine Archive

The armed forces, which ten years ago were no larger than the Montevideo fire department, were beefed up in the late '60s to cope with the daring raids of the Tupamaro guerrillas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then, there had been the mid-July escape of 38 Tupamaro women, and now the bigger break by the men.

From Time Magazine Archive