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1979
First Recorded Activity
1980
First Attack

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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Third Position.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/549/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 1979
Disbanded: 
January 1, 1981

Third Position (TP) originated from neo-fascist groups but blended right-wing and left-wing rhetoric. TP sought the violent overthrow of the Italian government and advocated a "fascist dictatorship of the proletariat," but its exact goals were unclear. The group staged terrorist attacks in addition to acting as the semi-legal political wing of Armed Revolutionary Nuclei (NAR), a right-wing group that emerged from New Order. TP ended with the arrest of several of its leaders while they were transferring weapons.

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