Oriental Revolutionary Movement
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Oriental Revolutionary Movement (in Spanish
: Movimiento Revolucionario Oriental) is a left-wing political movement in Uruguay
. The organization is led by Ariel Collazo. MRO was founded on April 21, 1961, following a split from the Partido Blanco
.
From 1967 to 1985 it had an armed wing, Oriental Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Orientales).
In 1971 MRO was one of the founding organizations of Frente Amplio
. It left Frente Amplio in 1993.
The youth wing of MRO is Guevarist Youth (Juventud Guevarista). It has organized a mass front, the Revolutionary Front for a Socialist Alternative (Frente Revolucionario por una Alternativa Socialista). MRO publishes Los Orientales.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Movimiento Revolucionario Oriental) is a left-wing political movement in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. The organization is led by Ariel Collazo. MRO was founded on April 21, 1961, following a split from the Partido Blanco
National Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
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From 1967 to 1985 it had an armed wing, Oriental Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Orientales).
In 1971 MRO was one of the founding organizations of Frente Amplio
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front is a Uruguayan left-wing coalition of political parties. It is led by Jorge Brovetto. Frente Amplio has close ties with PIT-CNT trade union and the cooperative housing movement.-History:...
. It left Frente Amplio in 1993.
The youth wing of MRO is Guevarist Youth (Juventud Guevarista). It has organized a mass front, the Revolutionary Front for a Socialist Alternative (Frente Revolucionario por una Alternativa Socialista). MRO publishes Los Orientales.