CASTRO-COMMUNIST INSURGENCY IN VENEZUELA. A STUDY OF INSURGENCY AND COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS AND TECHNIQUES IN VENEZUELA, 1960-1964. SECTION 1. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. SECTION 2. DISCUSSION

Abstract

Castro-Communist insurgency initially pursued a course which differed markedly from the Castro rebellion in Cuba. For three years (1960-1963), the Venezuelan insurgents attempted to win 'rapid victory' through strategies which placed primary reliance on urban and urban-based insurgency violence, including military garrison revolts. Rural guerrilla warfare was also employed, but only as a secondary insurgency tactic. Successive failures to gain 'rapid victory' induced the Venezuelan insurgents to adopt a new strategy of protracted war in 1964. Primary emphasis has since been placed on continuance and expansion of rural guerrilla warfare. Urban insurgency has been de-emphasized and subordinated to the rural guerrilla effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0707252

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