Colombian Guerrillas and Latin American Left Regimes: the Sketch of Building a Quasi-Alliance

The article examines relations between the Colombian left-wing radical organizations and Latin American “Bolivarian” countries. Its core object is to determine the forms and goals between them in the light of historical experience of the development of rebel movements in Latin America and beyond. The rise of the Colombian guerrilla, with the reasons of strength and influence of the two main components, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) is out-lined. It is shown that guerrillas vied the cooperation as a necessity to obtain support from the governments able to serve as a counter-weight for Colombian state. Mean-while, the government of Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Nicaragua considered them valuable partners for spreading the outreach to the left forces throughout the region as part of the Bolivarian project. Special attention is paid to the mediation of the left regimes between the Colombian authorities and the guerrillas in the issues of armistice, liberation of hostages, as well as security in the border areas. The research reveals the evolution of this partnership, highlighting the reasons of its failure to become a firm alli-ance while bringing liabilities to the members.

Keywords

Colombia, guerrillas, armed conflict, Bolivarian, Cuba, Venezuela, left, international relations

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07.04.2020

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26.06.2020

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46160

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GOST	Manukhin A. Colombian Guerrillas and Latin American Left Regimes: the Sketch of Building a “Quasi-Alliance” // Latin America – 2020. – Issue 7 C. 49-67 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0009861-6-1 (circulation date: 27.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0009861-6
MLA	Manukhin, Alexey "Colombian Guerrillas and Latin American Left Regimes: the Sketch of Building a “Quasi-Alliance”." Latin America 7 (2020):49-67. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0009861-6
APA	Manukhin A. (2020). Colombian Guerrillas and Latin American Left Regimes: the Sketch of Building a “Quasi-Alliance”. Latin America (7), pp.49-67 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0009861-6

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