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Former Armed Forces

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Noun1.Former Armed Forces - a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, FAR, Interahamwe
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
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
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Cameron and her 34 male colleagues, who are officially known as yeoman warders, are all former armed forces personnel with over 20 years' service.
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Bernardino Soto Estigarribia, a former armed forces commander, told ABC the fired officers had been "humiliated" and tarred with the stigma of being "coup plotters".
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