FALN

American  

Or F.A.L.N.

abbreviation

1. Armed Forces of National Liberation: a militant underground organization whose objective is independence for Puerto Rico.

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Etymology

Origin of FALN

First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish F(uerzas) A(rmadas de) L(iberación) N(acional)

Example Sentences

Lopez was considered a top leader of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, an ultranationalist Puerto Rican group that claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings at government buildings, department stores, banks and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s.

From Fox News

In 1999, Bill Clinton's offer to commute the sentences of members of FALN, a Puerto Rican paramilitary organization, was seen as a way to shore up Hispanic support for then-First Lady Hillary Clinton's future run for a New York U.S.

From Time

The dust-up centered on the parade honoring Oscar López Rivera, a 74-year-old Puerto Rican convicted in 1981 for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government in connection with his membership in a Puerto Rican paramilitary group known by the Spanish acronym FALN.

From The Wall Street Journal

A political prisoner in the tradition of Nelson Mandela to his followers and a terrorist to critics, Lopez Rivera is fresh out of federal prison, where he served 35 years for his leadership role in the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, blamed for more than 100 bombings in the 1970s and early 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times

Corporate sponsors dropped out over the decision to grant the honorary title of “National Freedom Hero” to Oscar Lopez Rivera, 74, a former member of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, a group that wanted independence for Puerto Rico.

From The Guardian