Armed Forces of National Liberation

The Armed Forces of National Liberation or Armed Commandos of Liberation (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican clandestine terrorist group that advocates complete independence for Puerto Rico. FALN was responsible for more than 50 bomb attacks on U.S. political and military targets between 1974 and 1983, but has since calmed down.

Table of contents

1 Famous group members
2 Related topics
3 External links
4 References

Famous group members

Name	Remarks
Antonio Camacho Negron	released from imprisonment by Bill Clinton's clemency
Filiberto Ojeda Rios	co-founder current leader former FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives

External links

Brief history of the FALN (in Spanish)
Chronology of FALN activities in the United States
FALN explains 1982 Wall Street attack (in Spanish)

References

Mahony, Edmund (1999). Puerto Rican Independence: The Cuban Connection. The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut (USA).
Mahony, Edmund (1999). The Untold Tale Of Victor Gerena. The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut (USA).
Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler, and Jean M. Murdock (1989). International Terrorism in the 1980's: A Chronology of Events – Volume I: 1980-1983. Iowa State University Press. Ames, Iowa (USA).
Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler, and Jean M. Murdock (1989). International Terrorism in the 1980's: A Chronology of Events – Volume II: 1984-1987. Iowa State University Press. Ames, Iowa (USA).
Daniel James (1981). Puerto Rican Terrorists Also Threaten Reagan Assassination. Human Events. United States of America.
Mickolus, Edward F. (1980) Transnational Terrorism: A Chronology of Events 1968 – 1979. Greenwood Press. Westport, Connecticut.