▁states ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁Lib ya , ▁Nic ar agua ▁and ▁North ▁Korea ▁( the ▁Wars aw ▁P act ▁states ▁provided ▁minor ▁financial ▁assistance ), ▁while ▁the ▁Chile an ▁security ▁forces ▁were ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Britain ▁and ▁Israel . ▁Despite ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁struggle , ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁broad ▁public ▁support ▁in ▁their ▁violent ▁methods ▁against ▁the ▁military ▁government , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁many ▁fell ▁into ▁obsc urity . ▁ ▁Pre - dict ator ship ▁violence ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁action ▁by ▁the ▁M IR ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁during ▁violent ▁cl ash es ▁between ▁M IR - led ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Con cep ción ▁and ▁ri ot ▁police . ▁Car ab iner os ▁were ▁seeking ▁to ▁arrest ▁those ▁responsible ▁for ▁destroy ing ▁a ▁police ▁vehicle , ▁but ▁students ▁re organ ized ▁and ▁kid n apped ▁car ab in ier ▁H é ctor ▁G uti ér rez ▁O rell ana . ▁Chile an ▁president ▁Edu ardo ▁N ican or ▁Frei ▁Mont al va ▁sought ▁to ▁def use ▁the ▁situation ▁through ▁inter medi aries ▁and ▁obtained ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁polic eman ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁dro pping ▁charges ▁against ▁students ▁earlier ▁arrested ▁in ▁the ▁confront ations . ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁M IR ▁presence ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁felt ▁in ▁various ▁univers ities ▁with ▁armed ▁actions ▁increasing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁through ▁multiple ▁acts ▁of ▁v andal ism , ▁int