FLN

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FLN is an Algerian nationalist political organization and former revolutionary movement that led the struggle for Algeria’s independence from French colonial rule.

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instanceOf nationalist organization
political party
revolutionary movement
agreementDate 1962-03-18
armedWing Armée de libération nationale
becameRulingPartyOf Algeria
country Algeria
endOfArmedStruggle 1962
endOfOnePartyRule 1989
flagColor green
red
white
founded 1954-11-01
foundedDuring Algerian War of Independence
foundedIn Algeria
fullName Front de libération nationale
fullNameInEnglish National Liberation Front
goal independence of Algeria from France
hasMassOrganization Union générale des travailleurs algériens
hasWomenWing Organisation nationale des femmes
hasYouthWing Jeunesse du Front de libération nationale
headquartersLocation Algiers
historicalSignificance principal organization leading Algeria’s independence struggle
ideology Algerian nationalism
Arab nationalism
anti-colonialism
socialism
independenceAchieved 1962-07-05
languageOfName French
ledConflict Algerian War of Independence
legalStatusInAlgeria legal political party
notableLeader Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ahmed Ben Bella
Houari Boumédiène
Mohamed Boudiaf
opposedTo French colonial rule in Algeria
participatesIn Algerian parliamentary elections
politicalPosition big tent
centre-left
predecessor Comité révolutionnaire d’unité et d’action
Organisation spéciale
recognizedBy French government (1962)
regionOfActivity North Africa
roleInState dominant party in Algerian politics after independence
signedAgreement Évian Accords
linked to: Evian Accords
startAsRulingParty 1962
startOfMajorActivity 1954
symbol red star and crescent
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
political mobilization
urban terrorism

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