The Red Brigades was a Marxist–Leninist armed terrorist organization, which was operating as a far-left guerilla and terrorist group based in Italy. It was responsible for numerous violent incidents during Italy's Years of Lead, including the... Wikipedia
Founders: Renato Curcio, Alberto Franceschini, and Margherita Cagol
Dates of operation: Red Brigades; 1970s – 23 October 1988; New Red Brigades; 20 May 1999 – 25 September 2006
Ceased operations: 1988
Active regions: Italy
Also known as: Combatant Communist Party
Battles and wars: Years of Lead: Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
Ideology: Communism; Marxism–Leninism
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