| National Liberation Forces | |
|---|---|
| Leader(s) | César Yáñez Muñoz |
| Ideology |
Marxism, Maoism[1] |
| Size | 130[2][3] |
The National Liberation Forces (Spanish language: Fuerzas de Liberación Nacional, FLN ) were an insurgent group in Mexico. It was founded in 1969 by a group of young regiomontanos led by César Yáñez Muñoz, integrating the members of an old dissolved organization called the Mexican Insurgent Army (EIM).
One of FLN's leaders was Rafael Guillén, who became a leader within the group's successor, the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN).
History[]
The National Liberation Forces were established in August 1969, the founders were mainly students of the University of Nuevo León. The group's activities were limited to the state of Chiapas. In 1972, FLN activists bought the El Chilar ranch in Ocosingo, which would secretly serve as the FLN base. In 1974, one of the partisans gave the Mexican Army information on the location of the FLN headquarters. In the same year, the army stormed El Chilar. Five FLN fighters and three soldiers were killed in the attack, while others were arrested and tortured. The storming of El Chilar led to the self-dissolution of the National Liberation Forces, who continued their agitation underground. According to newspapers, in mid-April 1974, the surviving group led by Cesar Germán was wiped out by the army in the jungle.[4] In 1983, former FLN members participated in the formation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.[5]
It was the only armed organization in the 1970s that did not commit kidnappings or robberies.[6]
See also[]
- Party of the Poor
- Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre
- Popular Revolutionary Army
- People's Guerrilla Group
References[]
- ↑ DeRouen, Karl (2005). Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 475. ISBN 9781851097814.
- ↑ Acosta Chaparro, Mario Arturo (January 1990). "Subversive Movements in Mexico". Secretariat of National Defense.
- ↑ Center for Historical Research on Armed Movements.
- ↑ Romero, Raúl. "A brief history of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation" (in en-US). https://roarmag.org/essays/brief-history-ezln-uprising/.
- ↑ Derwich, Karol; Kania, Marta (2012). Social and ethnic movements in Latin America. Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9788323332954.
- ↑ Castellanos, Laura (2007) (in es). México armado 1943-1981. Mexico: Ediciones Era. p. 209. ISBN 968-411-695-0. OCLC 978354676.
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