Néstor Paz Zamora Commission

Néstor Paz Zamora Commission

The Nestor Paz Zamora Commission (Spanish: Comision Nestor Paz Zamora, CNPZ) was a militant Bolivian Marxist-Leninist organization which first appeared in October 1990. It is named after the deceased brother of former president Jaime Paz Zamora.[1]

The group first gained international attention following an attack on the marine guardhouse at the United States embassy.[2][dead link]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Sean; Stephen Sloan (2009). Historical dictionary of terrorism. Scarecrow Press. pp. 488–489. ISBN 9780810857643. 
  2. ^ Profiles of Global Terrorism.

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