Red Army Faction
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Summary
Red Army Faction is a terrorist organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of terrorist organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,855 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3], West Germany[4]
- Instance of: armed non-state actor[5], urban guerrilla group[6], armed organization[7]
- Founder: Ulrike Meinhof[8], Gudrun Ensslin[9], Andreas Baader[10], Horst Mahler[11]
- Named after: Red Army[12]
- Commons category: Red Army Faction[13]
- Archives at: International Institute of Social History[14]
- Chairperson: Andreas Baader[15], Ulrike Meinhof[16], Gudrun Ensslin[17], Horst Mahler[18], Jan-Carl Raspe[19]
- Inception: 1970[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: April 20, 1998[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Red Army Faction[22]
- Commons gallery: Rote Armee Fraktion[23]
- Political ideology: Marxism–Leninism[24], revolutionary socialism[25], anti-imperialism[26]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Rote Armee Fraktion[27]
- Political alignment: far-left politics[28]
- Topic has template: Template:Members of the Red Army Faction[29]
- Native label: Rote Armee Fraktion[30]
- Short name: RAF[31]
- Different from: Communist League Red Army Faction (Proletarian Revolutionary Faction)[32]
- Operating area: West Germany[33], Germany[34]
- URL: http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06828.178.27989#!15[35], http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06828.178.27991[36], http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06828.178.27992#!8[37]
- Designated as terrorist by: West Germany[38]
- Has goal: proletarian revolution[39]
- Member category: Category:Members of the Red Army Faction[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Red Army Faction include Baader–Meinhof effect[41], an illusion[42].
Why It Matters
Red Army Faction has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 140 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
It has been cited as an influence by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[45], a screenwriter[46], 1945–1982[47], of American occupation zone in Germany[48], awarded the German Film Award for Best Screenplay[49].
Entities named for it include Baader–Meinhof effect[41], an illusion[42].
FAQs
Who did Red Army Faction influence?
Red Army Faction has been cited as an influence by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[45].