Movimiento 14 de mayo para la Libertad Paraguaya
- Movimiento 14 de mayo para la Libertad Paraguaya
(M-14)
/ 14th of may Movement for Paraguayan Liberty
An armed guerrilla group that, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, waged war against Paraguay’s dictator, Alfredo Stroessner. It was also known simply as the 14 de Mayo (14th of May)—a reference to Paraguay’s Independence Day. Led by Benjamín Vargas Peña and composed of young militants from the then-exiled Partido Liberal (Liberal Party), the M-14 operated from bases in neighboring Argentina. It carried out its first operation on 1 April 1958, when it crossed the Paraná River and attacked the police garrison in the small southern town of Coronel Bogado, capturing weapons and ammunition. It then united briefly with another Paraguayan guerrilla group, the Vanguardia Febrerista (February Vanguard), led by Arnaldo Valdovinos—a union that fell apart after a leadership struggle between Vargas Peña and Valdovinos. The M-14 splintered further when an impetuous guerrilla named Juan José Rotela, inspired by Fidel Castro’s revolution in Cuba, broke away and took more than 1,000 guerrillas with him. On 12 December 1959 he led an attack on Encarnación, a city in southern Paraguay. The military repelled it, killing almost the entire force, including Rotela. The original M-14 launched an attack of its own, in April 1960, and suffered the same fate.
Historical Dictionary of the “Dirty Wars” .
David Kohut and Olga Vilella.
2010.
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