Flag with the word “Tupamaro” inside a white star, against a red and black background. By Dilectus, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23292286
Today in #LaborHistory 10/8/1969: Disguised as funeral, leftist Uruguayan #Tupamaro guerrillas robbed 3 banks of >40 million pesos. Later murdered #FBI & #CIA agent Dan Mitrione. Gave away stolen food & money to the poor. Named for Túpac Amaru II, 1780 #indigenous #revolt against colonial #Peru