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Definition of Brigate rosse
1. Noun. A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989.
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brigate Rosse
Literary usage of Brigate rosse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Other Names brigate rosse (original language). Sponsors None known. Political
Objectives/Target Audiences • Destroy the Government of Italy through ..."
2. Inside a Terrorist Group: The Red Brigades of Italy (1987)
"The Red Brigades (brigate rosse, or BR) were founded in. The group engaged in
domestic terrorism until December, when it entered the realm of international ..."
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