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Ponchos Rojos
The Red Ponchos () are a militia mostly containing Aymara people, Aymara reservists of the Bolivian Army in the Andean region of Omasuyos. Their actions keep in mind their original culture, and they use Ayllu organizational forms with a communal structure, a practice that is used in Aymara and Quechua people, Quechua societies. They are estimated to have numbers in the thousands. History The Red Ponchos originated from Achacachi, the capital of Omasuyos. The date of the Red Ponchos' founding is uncertain, although they did come to prominence in September 2003, when they fought against the government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. They fought him again in 2007, when he announced that he would defend the territorial integrity of Bolivia against separatism. On November 23, 2007, the Red Ponchos beat and beheaded two dogs in Sucre as a threat. Red Ponchos Eugenio Rojas and Ruperto Quispe warned that the Red Ponchos would march to Sucre on November 25, saying that the Red Ponchos would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militia
A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or serve as a pool of available manpower for regular forces to draw from. When acting independently, militias are generally unable to hold ground against regular forces. Militias commonly support regular troops by skirmishing, holding fortifications, or conducting irregular warfare, instead of undertaking offensive campaigns by themselves. However, militias may also engage in defense activities to protect a community, its territory, property, and laws. For example, naval militias may comprise fishermen and other civilians which are organized and sanctioned by a state to enforce its maritime boundaries. Beginning in the late 20th century, some militias (in particular officially recognized and sanctioned militias of a government) act as profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
