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Front for the Liberation of Champa

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Front for the Liberation of Champa
Front pour la libération du Champa
Leader
Les Kosem
Dates active1962 (1962)–1964 (1964)
Active regionsNinh Thuan, Binh Thuan, and Central Highlands, Vietnam
IdeologyCham independence
Cham nationalism
Militant Islamism
WarsFULRO insurgency against Vietnam
Succeeded by
FULRO

The Front for the Liberation of Champa (French: Front pour la libération du Champa; abbreviated FLC) was a Cham nationalist organisation active in Ninh Thuan province and the Central Highlands of Vietnam.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1962 and merged with the Central Highlands Liberation Front and the Liberation Front of Kampuchea Krom to form the United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races (FULRO) in 1964.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Minahan, James B. (2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 504. ISBN 9781610699549. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Schliesinger, Joachim (2015). Ethnic Groups of Cambodia Vol 3: Profile of Austro-Thai and Sinitic-Speaking Peoples. Booksmango. p. 19. ISBN 9781633232402. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Greg Fealy (31 May 2006). Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: a contemporary sourcebook. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 34. ISBN 978-981-230-368-4.
  4. ↑ Barry Petersen (1994). Tiger Men: A Young Australian Soldier Among the Rhade Montagnard of Vietnam. White Orchid Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-974-89212-5-9.
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