FALN

FALN, separatist organization in Puerto Rico that has used violence in its campaign for Puerto Rican independence from the United States. Although not formed until about 1974, the FALN had antecedents that can be traced to the 1930s, when the violent Nationalist Party under Pedro Albizu Campos provoked riots, assassinations, and other acts of protest and bloodshed. In Washington, D.C., on November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican nationalists tried but failed to assassinate President Harry S....