Antifascist Resistance Groups October First

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Antifascist Resistance Groups October First (in Spanish: Grupos de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre, generally known be its abbreviation GRAPO) is the terrorist wing of the PCE(r), a Spanish clandestine maoist group.

It was formed in 1975 with the aims of creating a marxist-leninist state, nearlier to People's Republic of China than the USSR. It is strongly opposed to Spain's NATO membership and is extremely anti-American - specifically US bases on spanish soil.

It has a very low level of popular support, well under the thousands of supporters of the Basque group ETA. Police sources have likened the inner structure of the group to that of a religious cult[citation needed]. Its leader Manuel Perez Martinez was sentenced in a French court for criminal conspiracy with terrorist intent. To date GRAPO has not publicly named his successor.

It is included in the European Union list of terrorist persons and organisations.[1]

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  1. ^ Posición Común 2004/309/PESC del Consejo, de 2 de abril de 2004, por la que se actualiza la Posición Común 2001/931/PESC sobre la aplicación de medidas específicas de lucha contra el terrorismo y se deroga la Posición Común 2003/906/PESC.- Diario Oficial n° L 099 de 03/04/2004 p. 0061 - 0064.
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