National Liberation Army (Colombia) - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Liberation Army (Spanish: Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN) is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla insurgency group [6] involved in the continuing Colombian conflict, [7] which has existed in Colombia since 1964. The ELN advocates a composite communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism and liberation theology.
Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining …
WEBAug 3, 2023 · Aureliano Carbonell, commander of the National Liberation Army or ELN, arrives to a ceremony to formally begin a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between the ELN and the government, in …
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WEBJun 18, 2024 · Leadership. The ELN has a confederate structure, in which its war fronts maintain a certain operational and financial independence. The group’s political decision-making rests with a body called the Central Command (Comando Central – COCE), made up of five commanders.
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WEBThe National Liberation Army (ELN) is the oldest and one of the most powerful insurgent groups in Colombia. It seeks to control critical areas of the country—particularly those associated with drug trafficking—and frequently engages in armed confrontations with Colombian authorities.
The ELN - Colombia Peace
WEBApr 12, 2020 · The ELN carried out its first armed action in January 1965, in the neighboring municipality of Simacota. Unlike the FARC, whose leadership started out peasant-based and close to Colombia’s Soviet-aligned Communist Party, the ELN was founded chiefly by radical students who had trained in post-revolutionary Cuba.
National Liberation Army (ELN) - Encyclopedia.com
WEBOn June 2, 2004, the Colombian government let the National Liberation Army's current leader, Francisco Galán, out of prison for one day, to meet with the Colombian Vice President and to address Congress with his group's demands. In the end, the demands—a cessation of all hostilities and the release of all ELN prisoners—were not met, but ...
The National Liberation Army (ELN), Early 2020 - Army …
WEBIn 2017, National Liberation Army (ELN) leaders Pablo Beltrán, Antonio García, and Nicolás Rodríguez meet with demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Timoleón...
Colombia's ELN would respond with force to any break in …
WEBBOGOTA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels will respond with military force to any break in their ceasefire with the government, leader Antonio Garcia told...
Colombia extends cease-fire with National Liberation Army as …
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Colombian government representative Vera Grabe, left, and Colombian commander of the National Liberation Army guerrilla group (ELN) Pablo Beltran exchange their signed ceasefire extension agreement in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Colombia’s Renewed Peace Talks with ELN Rebels Provide Historic ...
WEBDec 15, 2022 · As part of its ambitious “Total Peace” agenda, the new Colombian government recently restarted peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), marking the first new negotiations since January 2019.