Army of National Liberation
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The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed revolutionary movement
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1948 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
National Union Party (Costa Rica)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party (Costa Rica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedStruggleType | insurgency ⓘ |
| armedWith | light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology | Figuerismo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Cartago Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Isidro de El General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | victory in the 1948 civil war ⓘ |
| disbandedInContextOf | creation of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of La Sierra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ochomogo (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of San Isidro de El General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of electoral results of 1948 presidential election
ⓘ
overthrow of the 1944–1948 Costa Rican government ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| influenced | Costa Rican postwar social reforms ⓘ |
| inspiredFormationOf | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryWingOf | Social Democratic movement in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in Costa Rican Civil War of 1948
ⓘ
laying groundwork for National Liberation Party ⓘ |
| notableMember | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Communist militias aligned with the government
ⓘ
Costa Rican government forces (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Calderón Guardia political faction
ⓘ
Teodoro Picado Michalski government ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa Rican revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | center-left ⓘ |
| preceded | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
rural peasants
ⓘ
urban middle-class supporters of opposition parties ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
abolition of the Costa Rican army
ⓘ
founding of the Second Republic of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Otilio Ulate Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl | large parts of southern Costa Rica during 1948 civil war ⓘ |
| usedFlag | green and white flag associated with later PLN symbolism ⓘ |
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