Armed Forces of National Liberation (Venezuela)
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The Armed Forces of National Liberation (in Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional, FALN) was a Venezuelan guerrilla group formed by the Communist Party of Venezuela to foment revolution against the democratically elected governments of Rómulo Betancourt and Raul Leoni.
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Armed Forces of National Liberation | |
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Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional | |
Also known as | FALN |
Dates of operation | 1962 – 1969 |
Motives | Establishment of a socialist state in Venezuela |
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