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Baader-Meinhof Gang

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Baader-Meinhof Gang (German) [ˈbaːdər ˈmainhoːf]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the. a group of West German terrorists, active in the 1970s, who were dedicated to the violent overthrow of capitalist society Also called Red Army Faction
[named after its leading members, Andreas Baader (1943-77) and Ulrike Meinhof (1934-76)]
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Noun1.Baader-Meinhof Gang - a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
Baader Meinhof Gang
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
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990


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