Moro Islamic Liberation Front

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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is a Muslim separatist group in the southern Philippines that evolved into a key political actor advocating for and helping establish autonomous governance for the Bangsamoro people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist militant organization
political organization
separatist movement
armedStrugglePeriod late 1970s to early 2010s
armedWing Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces
chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim
conflict Moro conflict
insurgency in Mindanao
country Philippines
dateFounded 1977
dateSignedComprehensiveAgreementOnTheBangsamoro 2014-03-27
demobilizationProcess engaged in decommissioning of combatants under peace agreements
ethnicGroupRepresented Bangsamoro people
linked to: Moro people

Moro people
foundedBy Salamat Hashim
goal establishment of an autonomous Bangsamoro region
protection of Moro identity and rights
self-determination for the Bangsamoro people
headquarters Camp Darapanan
headquartersRegion Maguindanao
ideology Islamism
Moro nationalism
influencedCreationOf Bangsamoro Organic Law
leader Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim
Salamat Hashim
opponent Government of the Philippines
origin split from the Moro National Liberation Front in the late 1970s
primaryLanguageUsed English
Filipino
Maguindanaon
Maranao
Tausug
region Bangsamoro
Mindanao
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
roleInGovernance partner of the Philippine government in establishing Bangsamoro autonomy
roleInPeaceProcess main rebel signatory to the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
separatedFrom Moro National Liberation Front
signedAgreement Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
signedAgreementWith Government of the Philippines
status former insurgent group
legal political actor in the Bangsamoro region
supportedCreationOf Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
transitionRole led the Bangsamoro Transition Authority through its chairman
usesArmedWing Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces

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Moro politicalMovements Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Maguindanaon people associatedOrganizations Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro people politicalOrganization Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Bangsamoro Organic Law principalStakeholder Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro signatory Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro Islamic Liberation Front armedWing Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces
linked to: Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro National Liberation Front splitGaveRiseTo Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro National Liberation Front relatedOrganization Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters splitFrom Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Muslim Filipinos politicalMovements Moro Islamic Liberation Front