Apiaoeki Tumpa

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Apiaoeki Tumpa († March 28, 1892 ) is revered as a folk hero by the Guaraní in Bolivia . He was the leader of the Guaraní uprising in the Bolivian Gran Chaco when they resisted exploitation by the white oligarchy. On January 28, 1892 there was a massacre near Kuruyuky by the army of then President Aniceto Arce, in which over 6000 Guaraní lost their lives and their leader Apiaoeki Tumpa was captured. On March 28 of the same year he was cruelly executed in the main square of Monteagudo ( Departamento Chuquisaca ).

This article is based on the article Apiaoeki Tumpa ( memento of July 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) from the free encyclopedia Indianer Wiki ( memento of March 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) and is under Creative Commons by-sa 3.0 . A list of the authors was available in the Indian Wiki ( Memento from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).

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SURNAME Tumpa, Apiaoeki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION bolivian indigenous folk hero
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1892