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National Liberation Army   /nˈæʃənəl lˌɪbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi/   Listen
National Liberation Army

noun
1.
A Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade.  Synonym: ELN.
2.
A terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s.  Synonyms: CNPZ, ELN, Nestor Paz Zamora Commission.



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"National liberation army" Quotes from Famous Books



... leaders: two largest insurgent groups active in Colombia - National Liberation Army or ELN and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC; largest paramilitary group is United Self-Defense Groups ...
— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... groups: three insurgent groups are active in Colombia—Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), led by Manuel MARULANDA and Alfonso CANO; National Liberation Army (ELN), led by Manuel PEREZ; and dissidents of the recently demobilized People's Liberation Army (EPL) ...
— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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