Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army
- proper noun
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Ejército Guerrillero Tupac Katari
- The Bolivian government increased security after the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army claimed responsibility for several attacks.
Examples
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Reports indicate that the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army targeted oil pipelines in remote areas.
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The Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army was formed in Bolivia during the late 20th century.
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Scholars have studied the impact of the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army on Bolivian politics and security.
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Why did the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army target government buildings?
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The Bolivian government increased security after the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army claimed responsibility for several attacks.
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Reports indicate that the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army targeted oil pipelines in remote areas.
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Scholars have studied the impact of the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army on Bolivian politics and security.
Synonyms
A group in Bolivia that uses violence to attack places like power stations, pipelines and government buildings
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tupac + Katari + guerrilla + army
A B1 learner who knows 'guerrilla' and 'army' can infer this denotes an armed group of irregular fighters; the names 'Tupac' and 'Katari' serve as identifying proper nouns but do not change the core compositional meaning. However, the historical/geographic specifics and connotations tied to those proper names (Bolivian origin, political/terrorist framing) are not derivable from the constituents, so the phrase is partly but not fully transparent.
Etymology
Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army comes from the 18th-century native leader Tupac Katari and the phrase guerrilla army, meaning a 'small group' of fighters who use 'surprise attacks'. By using Katari's name, the group shows it follows his example of local resistance, so the name tells you it is an armed group that carries out attacks today.
