The Popular Revolutionary Army or Ejército Popular Revolucionario is a leftist guerrilla movement in Mexico. Though it operates mainly in the state of Guerrero, it has also conducted operations in Oaxaca, Chiapas, and other states. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... Other Mexican States Capital Chilpancingo Other major cities Acapulco, Taxco, list of municipalities Area 64,281 km² Ranked 14th Population (2000 census) 3,075,080 Ranked 11th Governor (1999-2005) René Juárez Cisneros (PRI) Federal Deputies (10) PRI = 6 PRD = 4 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PRD = 1 ISO 3166... Oaxaca is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. ... Other Mexican States Capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez Other major cities San Cristóbal Tapachula list of municipalities Area 74,211 km² Ranked 8th Population (2000 census) 3,920,500 Ranked 8th Governor (2000-06) Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía (alliance of PRD, PAN, & others) Federal Deputies (12) PRI = 11 PAN = 1...

Unlike their fellow Mexican guerrillas in the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, the Popular Revolutionary Army has a fairly orthodox Marxist ideology, and advocates socialist revolution. Zapatista Army of National Liberation - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...

The Popular Revoltionary Army has founded a militarized political party, the Popular Revolutionary Democratic Party, or Partido Democratico Popular Revolucionario. The group often signs its communiqués "PDPR-ERP," combining the Spanish initials of the army and the party. However, the Popular Revolutionary Democratic Party does not function in the political world independent of the Popular Revolutionary Army; the party does not appear on ballots in Mexican elections.

The Mexican Government considers the group to be a terrorist organization. Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ...

External links

• http://www.pengo.it/PDPR-EPR/ — Italian-based webpage that hosts communiqués from the Ejército Popular Revolucionario in English and Spanish.