Liga Armada Galega

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Liga Armada Galega
Galician Armed League
Dates of operation1978–1980
MotivesThe creation of a Socialist republic in Galicia
Active regions Galicia
Ideology Marxism-leninism
Notable attacksRobberies and attacks on police. Assassination of one policeman in Santiago de Compostela.
StatusDisarticulated

The Galician Armed League (Liga Armada Galega in Galician language) was an armed organization formed by former members of the GRAPO. They injured two policemen in 1978, and claimed to have killed a Guardia Civil the same year in Santiago de Compostela, [1] though the GRAPO also claimed the murder. The group was completed disbanded in 1980.

The punk band Siniestro Total mentions this organization in one of their most emblematic songs: "Miña Terra Galega".

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References

  1. March, Fundación Juan. "Artículo: La Liga Armada Gallega reivindica el atentado de Santiago - ABC - 29/08/1978 - Archivo Linz de la Transición española • Fundación Juan March". March.es. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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