Militia

A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. The word can have four slightly different meanings:

Left wing militia

The left wing militias generally consider themselves to be freedom fighters and run the gamut of leftist causes, from the national liberation movements under foreign occupation, to the various terrorist groups such as the Red Brigades, Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, and communist guerillas in Central America. As their funding and armament in the 20th century came almost entirely from the Soviet Union, Maoist China (1949-1976) and other Marxist-Leninist states, many of these organizations declined in their activities during the 1990s, as these governments fell or changed their nature.

Related Topics:
Left wing - Freedom fighter - National liberation - Red Brigades - Animal Liberation Front - Earth Liberation Front - 20th century - Soviet Union - Maoist - China - Marxist-Leninist - 1990s

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