National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

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The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad is a Tuareg-led separatist group in northern Mali that has sought independence or autonomy for the Azawad region through armed rebellion and political advocacy.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political organization ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
separatist movement ⓘ
accusedOf human rights abuses ⓘ
alliedWith Arab Movement of Azawad ⓘ
High Council for the Unity of Azawad ⓘ
armedStruggleBegan 2012 ⓘ
claimsTerritory Gao Region ⓘ
Kidal Region ⓘ
Timbuktu Region ⓘ
claimsToRepresent Tuareg population of northern Mali ⓘ
conflict 2012 Tuareg rebellion ⓘ
Northern Mali conflict ⓘ
countryOfOperation Mali ⓘ
declaredIndependenceDate 2012-04-06 ⓘ
declaredIndependenceOf Azawad ⓘ
linked to: Timbuktu Region
demands control over local security in Azawad ⓘ
greater political representation for northern Mali ⓘ
recognition of Azawad as a political entity ⓘ
denies responsibility for certain abuses attributed to it ⓘ
ethnicBase Tuareg ⓘ
foundedInPeriod late 2011 ⓘ
goal autonomy for Azawad ⓘ
independence of Azawad ⓘ
hasWing armed wing ⓘ
political wing ⓘ
headquartersRegion Kidal area ⓘ
linked to: Kidal Region
ideology Tuareg nationalism ⓘ
separatism ⓘ
languageOfCommunication French ⓘ
Tamasheq ⓘ
opposedBy Government of Mali ⓘ
Islamist armed groups in northern Mali ⓘ
Malian Armed Forces ⓘ
opposes centralized rule from Bamako ⓘ
participatedIn Algiers peace process on Mali ⓘ
recognizedBy no United Nations member state as government of Azawad ⓘ
regionOfActivity Azawad ⓘ
linked to: Timbuktu Region

Northern Mali ⓘ
linked to: Timbuktu Region
relatedTo Tuareg independence movements in the Sahara ⓘ
Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
shortName MNLA ⓘ
Mouvement national de libération de l’Azawad ⓘ
signedAgreement 2015 Algiers Peace Agreement for Mali ⓘ
statusOfAzawadClaim not internationally recognized ⓘ
usesMethod armed rebellion ⓘ
political advocacy ⓘ

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

Tuareg rebellions in Mali → involves → National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ⓘ
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad → shortName → Mouvement national de libération de l’Azawad ⓘ
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Mali War → participant → National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ⓘ
Mali War → opposedBy → Tuareg separatist groups ⓘ
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Northern Mali → hasArmedGroupActivity → MNLA (National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad) ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Mali
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
MNLA → fullName → Mouvement National de Libération de l’Azawad ⓘ
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
MNLA → fullNameEnglish → National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ⓘ
Azawad → hasSeparatistOrganization → National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ⓘ
Kel Adagh Tuareg → politicalMovementAssociation → Mouvement National de Libération de l'Azawad ⓘ
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Kel Adagh Tuareg → politicalMovementAssociation → Azawad independence movement ⓘ
linked to: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad