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Movement of the Revolutionary Left  

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  • The militant Movement of the Revolutionary Left (Movimiento Izquierda Revolucionaria, or MIR) began as a Marxist-Leninist group in Chile dedicated to popular revolution. Founded by Miguel Enriquez, a young medical student in Concepcion, the MIR held its first meeting in August 1965. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Movement of the Revolutionary Left]

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