Armed Forces of National Resistance

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The Armed Forces of National Resistance were a Salvadoran leftist guerrilla organization that became one of the key factions forming the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during El Salvador’s civil war.

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Armed Forces of National Resistance canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla organization
rebel group
activeIn El Salvador
alliance Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
associatedWith Latin American revolutionary movements
conflict Salvadoran Civil War
country El Salvador
goal overthrow the Salvadoran military-led government
socialist transformation of El Salvador
ideology Marxist
left-wing
language Spanish
mergedInto Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
movement Salvadoran leftist insurgency
natureOfOrganization armed political organization
notableFor being one of the main factions that formed the FMLN
operatedDuring Cold War
opposedBy Armed Forces of El Salvador
Government of El Salvador
opposedTo military dictatorship in El Salvador
partOf Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Communist Party of El Salvador armed wing
surface form: Salvadoran revolutionary movement
politicalPosition far-left
primaryOpponents Government of El Salvador
surface form: U.S.-backed Salvadoran government
region Central America
status defunct
timePeriod late 20th century
usedTactic guerrilla warfare
rural insurgency
urban clandestine operations

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Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front formerGuerrillaComponent Armed Forces of National Resistance