Rebel with a cause: Dissidents who went on to have political careers
Nadeem Gill
["north america","europe","africa"]
From armed rebellion to the political path
As Colombia’s FARC rebels launch a political party - the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force - CGTN tests your knowledge of some of the revolutionaries, rebels and terrorists who went on to become politicians and lead political groups.
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When was FARC - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - founded?
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When did the FARC hand over its last stash of guns?
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Sinn Fein is widely regarded as the political wing of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). IRA stands for Irish Republican Army but what does Sinn Fein mean?
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In 1987 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher labelled the South African anti-apartheid group the ANC "terrorists". She would later go on to shake the hand of ANC leader Nelson Mandela after his release from prison but when did that event take place?
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In July this year the European Court of Justice voted to keep Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on the EU terrorism blacklist. But Hamas has also engaged in the Palestinian political process, becoming the first Islamist group in the Arab world to win an election. In what year did they win their first victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)?
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The ETA – the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna which means “Basque Homeland and Liberty” - waged a campaign of violence for independence in the Basque region which covers parts of Spain and France, resulting in the deaths of more than 800 people and wounding thousands. But when did the group decide to completely disarm and reveal the location of its weapons stash to authorities?
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The Mau Mau fought for Kenyan independence between 1952 and 1960. The British were able to put down the uprising and labelled the Mau Mau a terrorist group. But when did Kenya finally achieve independence?
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