Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares
| Palmares Armed Revolutionary Vanguard | |
|---|---|
| Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares | |
| Dates of operation | 1969–1972 |
| Merger of | Comando de Libertação Nacional Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária |
| Country | Brazil |
| Motives |
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| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Major actions | Assaults, attacks and kidnappings |
| Notable attacks |
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| Status | Extinct |
The Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares (VAR Palmares, English: Palmares Armed Revolutionary Vanguard) was a far left guerrilla organization in Brazil, which fought against the military dictatorship installed after the 1964 coup d'état in the country with the objective to implant a communist dictatorship. The organization was named after Palmares, a legendary quilombo destroyed by Portuguese artillery in 1694.