National Liberation Front

noun

1. the name taken by nationalist insurgent groups in various countries.
2. Also called National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. a political organization formed by the Vietcong in South Vietnam in 1960 to carry out an insurgent policy.

National Liberation Front

noun

1. sometimes not capitals a revolutionary movement that seeks the national independence of a country, usually by guerrilla warfare
2. Also calledNational Liberation Front of South Vietnam a political organization formed in South Vietnam in 1960 by the Vietcong

Example Sentences

The Phoenix program was designed to uncover and dismantle the National Liberation Front’s shadow government across South Vietnam.

From Salon

The protesters in 1961 had answered a call for a peaceful demonstration by the French branch of the National Liberation Front, or FLN, which was fighting for Algerian independence, against a discriminatory nighttime curfew targeting Algerians in the Paris region.

From Seattle Times

Nicaragua’s congress, dominated by Ortega’s Sandinista National Liberation Front, has shuttered more than 3,000 nongovernmental organizations, including Mother Teresa’s charity, creating a major gap in social services especially in rural areas.

From Seattle Times

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal said late Sunday that with ballots from 31% of polling places tallied, Bukele had 83% of the vote, far ahead of his nearest competitor’s 7% for the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.

From Seattle Times

But Bukele arrived on the scene when Salvadorans were craving change, when El Salvador’s traditional parties — the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance and leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front — alternating power for three decades were thoroughly discredited by deep corruption and ineffectiveness.

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