People's Liberation Army (disambiguation)
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People's Liberation Army is a name that has been used by several armies and guerrilla movements.
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[edit] Africa
- Sahrawi Popular Liberation Army, the armed wing of Frente POLISARIO
- People's Liberation Army of Namibia, the armed forces of SWAPO during the Namibian national liberation struggle
- Azanian People's Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress during the Apartheid years
- Sudan People's Liberation Army, the major armed opposition group in Sudan
[edit] Asia
- People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China
- People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK), the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
- People's Liberation Army (Nepal), the armed wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
- People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO), a left-wing group founded in 1970. Several splinter-groups have used versions of the name:
- People's Liberation Army of Turkey-United Struggle
- People's Liberation Army of Turkey-Revolutionary Path of Turkey
[edit] Europe
- Irish National Liberation Army, sometimes went under the name of People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments, the anti-fascist resistance army in Yugoslavia, led by Tito
[edit] North America
- Popular Liberation Army (Colombia), the armed wing of the Communist Party of Colombia
[edit] South America
- People's Liberation Army (Peru), the armed wing of the Shining Path or Communist Party of Peru