Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña

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The Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña (FALN) was a clandestine Marxist-Leninist militant group that carried out bombings and other violent actions in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s in support of Puerto Rican independence.

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instanceOf Marxist–Leninist organization
clandestine militant organization
separatist organization
terrorist organization
abbreviation FALN
activePeriodEnd mid-1980s
activePeriodStart 1974
casualtiesCaused 4 people killed in Fraunces Tavern bombing
dozens injured in Fraunces Tavern bombing
claimedResponsibilityFor Fraunces Tavern bombing
multiple bombings in Chicago
multiple bombings in New York City
clemencyDate 1999
countryOfOrigin Puerto Rico
dateOfEvent 1975-01-24
designatedAs terrorist organization by U.S. law enforcement authorities
estimatedNumberOfAttacks over 100 bombings and attempted bombings
ideology Marxism–Leninism
Puerto Rican nationalism
anti-imperialism
languageOfName Spanish
lawEnforcementAgencyInvolved Federal Bureau of Investigation
locationOfEvent Fraunces Tavern bombing
surface form: Fraunces Tavern bombing, New York City
membersArrestedIn early 1980s
late 1970s
membersConvictedOf bombing-related charges
seditious conspiracy
weapons violations
notableAttack Fraunces Tavern bombing
operatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
opposedTo U.S. imperialism
United States control over Puerto Rico
capitalism
partOf Puerto Rican independence movement
politicalGoal independence of Puerto Rico from the United States
primaryTargets U.S. government buildings
corporate offices
financial institutions
military-related facilities
receivedClemencyFrom Bill Clinton
surface form: President Bill Clinton
regionOfSupport Puerto Rican diaspora communities in the United States
status largely inactive by late 1980s
translatedName Armed Forces of National Liberation
usedCommunicationMethod anonymous phone calls claiming responsibility
communiqués sent to media outlets
usedTactic armed attacks
arson
bombings
threats of violence

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Puerto Rican independence movement hasOrganization Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña
Puerto Rican independence movement hasOrganization Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña
this entity surface form: Ejército Popular Boricua
Armed Forces of National Liberation hasAlternativeName Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña