Luis taruc

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    Luis Mangalus Taruc (Tagalog pronunciation [luwis tɐɾuk] June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group (from Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon) between 1942 and 1950 ,His involvement with the movement came after his initiation to the problems of agrarian Filipinos when he was a student in the early 1930s. During World War II, Taruc led the Hukbalahap in guerrilla

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    Luis Taruc was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group, a guerrilla movement fighting for the rights of agrarian Filipinos.

    Luis taruc's Area of Expertise

    Agrarian rights, guerrilla warfare, Filipino history, Cold War politics, and leadership.

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    ...the history of agrarian movements and the struggles of the Filipino people.