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Political violence

Political violence is normally defined as committing of aggressive actions against others for the purpose of fulfilling an individual or group 's advocacies . It can also be defined as any form of action by the current government or state affairs and principles . There have been many individuals who committed such hostility for their personal agenda and ideologies . These people believed that change can only be achieved only by the use of political aggression and fighting . Many of them attained their objectives but were condemned by other people who have dissenting views with

regards to their means of getting what they want to happen

A particular person named Mao Zedong utilized this form of political violence in achieving his goals to have a progressive China . From the start , he strongly agrees that reforms can only happen with the use of violence . This belief by Mao Zedong was realized with the victory of communist party against their antagonists in the civil war in China in the year 1950 . The struggle lasted for more than 20 years when Mao 's group took control of the major cities and territories . Another individual that can be identified to have used this approach in getting this goal is Che Guevara . He was also convinced fully that reforms in his country can only be achieved through insurgencies supported by the citizens of the concerned state . He inspired many people to fight against imperialism by other countries and to fight for an independent state . He led many guerilla...

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