army for the liberation of rwanda

Noun
  1. A terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again (synset 108033653)
    "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: ruanda, rwanda, rwandese republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: alir, far, former armed forces, interahamwe

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