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The Tupamaro Guerillas
Title: The Tupamaro Guerillas
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 3222 | Pages: 13.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Tupamaro Guerillas
Uruguay went through many socio-economic changes in the 20th century. During the first decade, it began to experience a series of fundamental adjustments that made Uruguay a pioneer in economic, social, and political reform. For example, the government launched a program of economic nationalism. First gasoline and alcohol products, while the banking industry and railroads followed. However, through problems stemming from lagging technology and government irresponsibility, political discontent arose. The Tupamaros were undoubtedly the primary evidence of the growing discontent and unhappiness of the Uruguayan …showed first 85 words of 3222 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 3222 total…it brought global attention to the economic and political strife occurring in Uruguay. A Tupamaro once stated, “I prefer that you ask me why a man becomes a revolutionary. I don’t believe men are born revolutionaries – they’re made that way. If we scratch a revolutionary we find a rebel underneath. But it isn’t enough to be a rebel.” (Gilio 1972: 136)
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**Bibliography**
1. Weinstein, Martin. Uruguay, Democracy at the Crossroads. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988.
2. Gilio 1972: Maria. The Tupamaro Guerillas. New York, NY: Saturday Review Press, 1972.
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