Resistencia Libertaria

Resistencia Libertaria
Dates of operation	~1974–june of 1978
Active regions	Cordoba and La Plata, Argentina
Ideology	Anarcho-communism Insurrectionary anarchism Anarcho-syndicalism

Resistencia Libertaria (known at first as Resistencia Anticapitalista Libertaria) was an Argentinian anarchist urban guerrilla group that emerged in 1974 via a network of workers and university militants from La Plata y Córdoba. The group worked during the last military dictatorship in Argentina and was the only anarchist guerrilla group during the period of state terrorism in the 1970s. At least eight members of the organization were kidnapped and missing during the dictatorship.

History

During an interview by Chuck W. Morse with Fernando López on Octuber 13, 2002 where he talked about the principles of the group, how the militant entered, and how the group despite several "insurgent cadres" never had a dissemination organ effective enough like other guerrilla groups, in addition to other armed actions and the influence that this group had on the next generations of anarchists.

Fernando López Trujillo (former R.L. militant) gave an interview during a talk in Paraná on March 22, 2004, published in "Documents for debate Nº3", Libertarian Socialist Organization, where he spoke about the background of anarcho-syndicalism in Argentina and the theoretical support for the group. He also spoke about how some militants perceived Peronism and its impact on the social movements of the time (either from the right or left perspective), as well as the leftist militancy, reaching 1978, the final year of the organization, which had suffered several blows and disappearances of members before the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.

Bibliography

• Diz, Verónica; Trujillo, Fernando López (2007). Resistencia libertaria (in Spanish). editorial Madreselva. ISBN 978-987-23777-0-0.
• "Resistencia libertaria: el anarquismo armado en los 70]". Revista Sudestada. 63. Buenos Aires. 2007.