armed struggle
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"So I gave up the armed struggle – not only the armed struggle but other kinds of struggle too, like in politics. I want to help our people in another way."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Steve Dudley, an American author who knows Cepeda, said the candidate views his father’s use of armed struggle combined with politics as a grim necessity in a country where violence long shaped political life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“We must recognize that armed struggle brings no benefit. While weapons are lethal, negotiation, mediation and dialogue are constructive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
The PKK formally renounced its armed struggle against the Turkish state in May, drawing a line under four decades of conflict that had claimed some 50,000 lives on both sides.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
After these preliminaries, we focused on the critical issues: the armed struggle, the ANC’s alliance with the Communist Party, the goal of majority rule, and the idea of racial reconciliation.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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