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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (Latin America and Caribbean) > Túpac Amaru II
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Túpac Amaru II  

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  • Túpac Amaru II was the leader of the largest indigenous uprising in the Americas during the period of European colonization. From November 1780 until his death in May 1781, Túpac Amaru II headed a powerful movement that quickly spread through the South American Andes and rocked elite colonial society to its core. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Amaru, Túpac, II (1738–1781)]

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