National Liberation Army (ELN)

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The National Liberation Army (ELN) is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group in Colombia known for its long-running insurgency, kidnappings, and attacks against state and economic targets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla organization
conflict Colombian armed conflict NERFINISHED
countryOfOperation Colombia NERFINISHED
designatedAs terrorist organization by Canada
terrorist organization by Colombia
terrorist organization by the European Union
terrorist organization by the United States
engagedInProcess peace talks with the Colombian government
financingMethod drug trafficking-related activities
extortion of businesses
illegal mining
kidnapping for ransom
foundedIn 1964
hasAbbreviation ELN NERFINISHED
hasHeadquartersLocation Colombia NERFINISHED
hasLeader Central Command (COCE) NERFINISHED
hasNativeLabel Ejército de Liberación Nacional NERFINISHED
hasOpposingForce Colombian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Government of Colombia NERFINISHED
right-wing paramilitary groups
hasReligionComponent influenced by liberation theology
hasStatus active armed group in Colombia
ideology Guevarism
Marxism–Leninism
inspiredBy Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED
languageOfOrganization Spanish
notableEvent attacks on military and police targets
attacks on oil pipelines in Colombia
kidnapping of civilians and foreign nationals
operatesIn border regions of Colombia and Venezuela
rural areas of Colombia
organizationalStructure federal structure of regional fronts
partOf Colombian internal armed conflict NERFINISHED
politicalGoal overthrow of the Colombian government
revolutionary socialist transformation of Colombia
primaryTargets Colombian state forces
economic infrastructure
energy sector facilities
oil pipelines
region Andean region of Colombia
startTime 1964
usesTactic bombing
extortion
guerrilla warfare
kidnapping
sabotage of infrastructure

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Colombian armed conflict hasParticipant National Liberation Army (ELN)
Camilo Torres Restrepo memberOf National Liberation Army (ELN)
this entity surface form: National Liberation Army (Colombia)