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

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

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

In 1981, Lopez Rivera was convicted of sedition and other charges, along with other members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, known by its Spanish-language acronym as FALN.

From Reuters

Corporate sponsors including AT&T; and JetBlue dropped out of Sunday’s parade over the organizers’ decision to honor Oscar Lopez Rivera, 74, a former member of the militant Puerto Rican nationalist group Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN.

From Washington Times