National Liberation Front (South Yemen)
1963–1978 paramilitary and political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Liberation Front (NLF; Arabic: الجبهة القومية للتحرير, romanized: al-jabhat al-qawmiyya lil-taḥrīr) was a Marxist paramilitary organization and a political party operating in the Federation of South Arabia, (now southern Yemen) during the Aden Emergency. During the North Yemen Civil War, fighting spilled over into South Yemen as the British attempted to establish an autonomous colony known as the Federation of South Arabia. Following the exit of the British armed forces, the NLF seized power from its rival, the Arab nationalist Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY). In the aftermath of the Emergency, the NLF renamed itself the National Front and eventually became the main force behind the creation of the Yemeni Socialist Party which subsequently governed the country as a single-party Marxist-Leninist state.
National Liberation Front | |
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Active | 1963–1978 |
Country | Federation of South Arabia (until 1967) Protectorate of South Arabia (until 1967) South Yemen (from 1967) |
Allegiance | South Yemen |
Type | Guerrilla |
Role | Guerrilla warfare |
Garrison/HQ | Mountains of Yemen |
Equipment | Small arms and dynamite |
Engagements | Aden Emergency |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi Jarallah Omar |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Initials "NLF" |