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Usually, yes. However, in cases like the Bolivarian revolution, the millitary sides with the people. It's a bit more complicated than that.
that was almost 2 centuries ago and at a time when guerillas could viable combat a military.
Guerrillas viably combatted a military this century
I mean the modern Bolivarian revolution, helmed by Hugo Chavez 2 decades ago, not Bolivar himself.