Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña

E176670

The Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña (FALN) was a clandestine Marxist-Leninist militant group that carried out bombings and other violent actions in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s in support of Puerto Rican independence.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist–Leninist organization ⓘ
clandestine militant organization ⓘ
separatist organization ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ
abbreviation FALN ⓘ
activePeriodEnd mid-1980s ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1974 ⓘ
casualtiesCaused 4 people killed in Fraunces Tavern bombing ⓘ
dozens injured in Fraunces Tavern bombing ⓘ
claimedResponsibilityFor Fraunces Tavern bombing ⓘ
multiple bombings in Chicago ⓘ
multiple bombings in New York City ⓘ
clemencyDate 1999 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Puerto Rico ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1975-01-24 ⓘ
designatedAs terrorist organization by U.S. law enforcement authorities ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfAttacks over 100 bombings and attempted bombings ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
Puerto Rican nationalism ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
lawEnforcementAgencyInvolved Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
locationOfEvent Fraunces Tavern bombing, New York City ⓘ
membersArrestedIn early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
membersConvictedOf bombing-related charges ⓘ
seditious conspiracy ⓘ
weapons violations ⓘ
notableAttack Fraunces Tavern bombing ⓘ
operatedIn United States ⓘ
opposedTo U.S. imperialism ⓘ
United States control over Puerto Rico ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ
partOf Puerto Rican independence movement ⓘ
politicalGoal independence of Puerto Rico from the United States ⓘ
primaryTargets U.S. government buildings ⓘ
corporate offices ⓘ
financial institutions ⓘ
military-related facilities ⓘ
receivedClemencyFrom President Bill Clinton ⓘ
linked to: Bill Clinton
regionOfSupport Puerto Rican diaspora communities in the United States ⓘ
status largely inactive by late 1980s ⓘ
translatedName Armed Forces of National Liberation ⓘ
usedCommunicationMethod anonymous phone calls claiming responsibility ⓘ
communiqués sent to media outlets ⓘ
usedTactic armed attacks ⓘ
arson ⓘ
bombings ⓘ
threats of violence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puerto Rican independence movement → hasOrganization → Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña ⓘ
Puerto Rican independence movement → hasOrganization → Ejército Popular Boricua ⓘ
linked to: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña
Armed Forces of National Liberation → hasAlternativeName → Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña ⓘ
Fraunces Tavern bombing → perpetrator → Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña ⓘ
Fraunces Tavern bombing → claimedBy → Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña ⓘ
Los Macheteros → associatedWith → FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) ⓘ
linked to: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos → memberOf → Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña ⓘ
subject linked to: Filiberto
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos → memberOf → Ejército Popular Boricua ⓘ
subject linked to: Filiberto
linked to: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña