Armed Forces of National Liberation

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The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Puerto Rican nationalist group
armed separatist group
clandestine militant organization
activeIn City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith Puerto Rican diaspora communities in U.S. cities
characterizedAs terrorist organization by United States authorities
claimedResponsibilityFor numerous bombings of U.S. government and corporate targets
countryOfOrigin Puerto Rico
endTime 1980s
goal independence of Puerto Rico from the United States
hasAbbreviation Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)
surface form: FALN
hasAlternativeName Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)
surface form: FALN

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña
hasSpanishName Armed Forces of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional
hasType urban guerrilla organization
ideology Puerto Rican nationalism
independence for Puerto Rico
languageOfName Spanish
motive end of U.S. colonial rule in Puerto Rico
self‑determination for Puerto Rico
natureOfOrganization clandestine
notableEvent claimed responsibility for multiple bombings in Chicago
claimed responsibility for multiple bombings in New York City
series of bombings in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s
operationalMethod cell‑based structure
operationalStatus defunct
opposedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States federal law enforcement
surface form: United States law enforcement agencies
opposedTo U.S. colonialism
United States sovereignty over Puerto Rico
partOf Puerto Rican independence movement
politicalPosition separatist
region North America
startTime 1970s
targeted U.S. government buildings
corporate offices
financial institutions
usedCommunication communiqués claiming responsibility for attacks
usedTactic armed attacks
bombings
property destruction

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Puerto Rican independence movement hasOrganization Armed Forces of National Liberation
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña translatedName Armed Forces of National Liberation
Armed Forces of National Liberation hasSpanishName Armed Forces of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional