National Liberation Movement Movimiento de Liberación Nacional | |
|---|---|
| President (last) | Fernando Romeo Lucas García |
| Founder | Carlos Castillo Armas |
| Founded | 23 December 1953[1][2] |
| Dissolved | 2 February 2000 |
| Headquarters | Guatemala City |
| Youth wing | Juventud MLN |
| Paramilitary wing | Mano Blanca |
| Ideology | Neo-fascism[3][4][5] Ultraconservatism[6][7] Anti-communism[8] |
| Political position | Far-right[9][10][11][12] |
| International affiliation | World League for Freedom and Democracy |
| Colours | Blue White Red |
| Slogan | ¡MLN! |
| Party flag | |
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The National Liberation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de Liberación Nacional, MLN) was a Guatemalan political party formed in 1954 by Carlos Castillo Armas. The party served as political platform for the military junta.
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- ^ "Guatemala, Heedful of the U.S., Seems Intent on Honest Election". The New York Times. 2 November 1977.
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00826A000400010029-0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (July 1984). "Guatemala Picks Assembly Today". The New York Times.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (5 November 1985). "Christian Democrat Takes Big Lead in Guatemala". The New York Times.
- ^ "El espectro del anticomunismo".
- ^ "MLN: Partido anticomunista y de derecha extrema". 22 April 2015.