FRAP has not committed a terrorist act since the 1970s and is decidedly inactive.

Bank Robberies, Kidnapping and Extortion

The People's Revolutionary Army of Argentina terrorized the Argentine government and foreign corporations from 1960 until 1977.  The People's Revolutionary Army, or ERP, was founded as the armed wing of the communist political organization, the Workers Revolutionary Army Argentina.  Despite its Trotskyite ideology, ERP members had ties with the Castro regime in Cuba.  ERP's principal goal was to overthrow Argentina's military-ruled government.  However, ERP continued its terrorist activities even after the military regime ended in 1973.  <P> From 1969 to 1973, the People's Revolutionary Army concentrated its terrorist activities in Argentina's cities.  After exiled dictator Juan Domingo Peron returned to Argentina in 1973, ERP attempted a shift in terrorist strategy.  Moving away from urban terrorism, ERP attempted to control large rural areas from which it could operate.  The Argentine military no longer controlled Argentina, but, ironically, ERP's continuing activities would indirectly cause a resurgence of military power.  Because of the continuing terrorist activities by ERP and other terrorist organizations, the civilian Argentine government granted the military expanded powers to eradicate these terrorist elements.  Thus, beginning in 1975, the Argentine military began its "dirty war."  By July 1976, the ERP's commander, Roberto Santucho, had been killed.  By the end of 1977, the People's Revolutionary Army was eradicated.<br />

The People's Revolutionary Army has been inactive since 1977.

The People's Revolutionary Army, commonly referred to as ERP, is a small Colombian insurgency group.  Colombia's four-decade long terrorist insurgency has constrained the country's growth and resulted in the loss of countless lives.  As the conflict drags on, larger groups have splintered into smaller, relatively unknown terrorist organizations.  ERP was once a faction of the ELN, one of Colombia's largest terrorist groups.   The ELN is staunchly socialist and seeks to overthrow the democratic government of Colombia.  The ERP's ideology is unknown, but it can be inferred that it shares the communist beliefs of its parent organization, ELN.    <p><p>In January of 1997, ERP released a communique attacking "the criminals of government."  The rambling letter claims that the Colombian government is the true source of violence in Colombia.  The ERP, despite the fact that it is widely recognized as a terrorist organization, denies any responsibility for the bloodshed and destruction that have plagued Colombia.   The letter ends with the ominous declaration, "Victory or Death."  Since the ERP has only a few hundred members, victory is clearly not an option.  Further deaths will almost certainly be the result of the ERP's continued struggle with the Colombian government.