Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army

The Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army (EGTK) is an Indian terrorist group that operated in Bolivia during the early 1990s.

Sharing a border with Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, Bolivia occupies a central place in both the South American continent and in Latin American history. Like its neighbors, the majority of its population is Indian or of Indian descent, of whom a substantial proportion live in poverty. Land reform is a major political issue. Bolivia is also one of the world's major producers of cocaine, and narco-trafficking and the corruption and lawlessness it engenders remain problems. A nation for 157 years, Bolivia's government has seen more than 200 coups in that time. Despite its chronic political instability, Bolivia has for the most part escaped the lengthy and traumatic guerrilla warfare that has plagued its neighbors—with the short and ineffective career of the National Liberation Army–Bolivia ...