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United Self-Defense Force of Colombia

DEFINITIONS OF: United Self-Defense Force of Colombia

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n a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members

Synonyms:
AUC, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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