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NESTOR PAZ ZAMORA COMMISSION
10/28/92
GP00015
KEY WORDS:
CNPZ
DESCRIPTION:
A RADICAL LEFTIST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION THAT FIRST APPEARED IN
OCTOBER, 1990. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE DECEASED BROTHER OF PRESIDENT PAZ
ZAMORA. IT CURRENTLY OPERATES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE ELN (BOLIVIA); AND
IS A VIOLENT, EXTREMELY ANTI-U.S., MARXIST-LENINIST ORGANIZATION.
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STRENGTH:
UNKNOWN. PROBABLY FEWER THAN 100.
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EXTERNAL AID:
PERU'S MTRA (TUPAC AMARU) HAS PROVIDED TRAINING, LIMITED FUNDING, AND
LOGISTIC SUPPORT.
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SELECTED INCIDENT CHHRONOLOGY
JUNE, 1990:
THE BOLIVIAN OWNER OF THE LA PAZ COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WAS
KIDNAPPED WHILE HE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO WORK IN DOWNTOWN LA PAZ. THE
VICTIM WAS MURDERED BY HIS CAPTORS ON DECEMBER 5, 1990, DURING A
RESCUE ATTEMPT BY BOLIVIA POLICE.
OCTOBER, 1990:
ATTACKED THE RESIDENCE OF THE U.S. EMBASSY'S MARINE SECURITY GUARD
DETACHMENT IN LA PAZ WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES. ONE
BOLIVIAN POLICE OFFICER STANDING GUARD AT THE MARINE HOUSE WAS
KILLED AND ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. NONE OF
THE MARINES WERE INJURED.
OCTOBER, 1990:
BOMBED A MONUMENT TO U.S. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY IN LA PAZ.
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THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS DERIVED FROM DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PUBLIC MEDIA
SOURCE DOCUMENTS.