Argentina: Whether the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) and the Montoneros continue to operate as active guerilla groups in Argentina today; reports of incidents of violence or threats against the population or government (2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 8 May 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG41133.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Whether the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) and the Montoneros continue to operate as active guerilla groups in Argentina today; reports of incidents of violence or threats against the population or government (2003), 8 May 2003, ARG41133.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4d54e.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
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Sources consulted by the Research Directorate do not refer to the People's Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo, ERP) and the Montoneros (Movimiento Peronista Montonero) as active guerrilla groups in Argentina today (Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 was [translation] "disbanded" at the end of the 1970's and the Montoneros were [translation] "de facto defeated" around the same time (2001, 173).
The same source states that in 1980, activists from the ERP were accused of assassinating Anastasio Somoza, a former Nicaraguan dictator in exile in Panama (ibid.). The Telam news agency reported that in 2000, flyers with the Montoneros' insignia were found in the area of the Argentinian Congress building; however, according to the Argentinian Interior Minister, no groups claimed responsibility for the distribution of those flyers (21 Apr. 2000).
No recent reports of incidents of violence or threats against the population or government attributed to the ERP or the Montoneros could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
EFE News Service. 27 April 2002. "Argentine Guerilla Proposes 'Democratic Commitment'." (NEXIS)
Extremist Groups: An International Compilation of Terrorist Organizations, Violent Political Groups and Issue-Oriented Militant Movement. 2002. Sean D. Hill et al. Huntsville, Texas: Office of International Criminal Justice (OICJ) and the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups.
Inter Press Service (IPS). 3 July 1997. Marcela Valente. "Argentina: Life Sentence for Last Guerrilla Chief." (NEXIS)
Mondes rebelles : guérillas, milices, groupes terroristes. 2001. Arnaud de la Grange. Paris: Éditions Michalon.
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002. 30 April 2003. United States Department of State. Washington, DC. Telam [Buenos Aires, in Spanish]. 21 April 2000. "Argentina: Interior Minister Condemns Clashes Between Police, Union Protesters." (BBC Monitoring 22 Apr. 2000/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
WNC
Internet sites:
CIA World Factbook
Country Reports 2002
Dudley Know Library
Human Rights Watch
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
International Crisis Group
International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism
Medias News
Separatist, Para-Military, Military, Intelligence and Political Organisations
Terrorism and Political Violence: An International Bilbiography
Terrorist Group Profile
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