Party of the Poor (Mexico)
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The Party of the Poor (Spanish: Partido de los Pobres, the PdlP) was a left-wing political movement and militant group in Mexico operating between 1967 and 1974. Led by the rural schoolteacher Lucio Cabañas, the PdlP – through its armed wing, the Peasants' Justice Brigade (Spanish: Brigada Campesina de Ajusticiamiento) – waged guerrilla warfare against the Mexican government in the mountains of Guerrero.
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Party of the Poor Partido de los Pobres | |
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Leaders | Lucio Cabañas |
Dates of operation | 1967–1974 |
Active regions | Guerrero, Mexico |
Ideology | Revolutionary socialism |
Status | Defunct |
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After the death of Cabañas and several other key insurgents at the hands of the government on 2 December 1974, the PdlP was dissolved. Its legacy, and that of Cabañas, remains active in contemporary Mexican radical politics.