Movement of the Revolutionary Left

Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) (Movement of the Revolutionary Left) is a Chilean political party founded on October 12, 1965. The group emerged from various student organziations and established a base of support among the trade unions and shantytowns of Santiago. Andrés Pascal Allende, a nephew of Salvador Allende, president of Chile from 1970 to 1973, was one of its early leaders. Miguel Enríquez Espinosa was the General Secretary of the party between 1967 and his death in 1974.

External link

• Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria website (in Spanish)