Forças Populares 25 de Abril
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The Forças Populares 25 de Abril (English: Popular Forces 25 April; FP 25 de Abril or FP-25) was a far-left terrorist group led by Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, operating in Portugal between 1980 and 1987.[1] Most of its members had previously been active in the Brigadas Revolucionárias, an armed group with links to the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado).
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Forças Populares 25 de Abril | |
Leader | Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho |
Dates of operation | 1980–1987 |
Allegiance | Força de Unidade Popular |
Motives | Proletarian revolution |
Active regions | Portugal |
Ideology | Communism Marxism Revolutionary socialism |
Political position | Far-left |
Major actions | Assassinations, bomb and shooting attacks, bank robberies |
Notable attacks | A total of 20 deaths, among them 14 civilians and 6 terrorists killed on clashes with security forces |
Status | Defunct |
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