National Liberation Front (Algeria)

The National Liberation Front (French: Front de Libération Nationale FLN), is a nationalist, socialist political party in Algeria. It was formed on 1 November 1954, by several smaller groups, initially as a liberation movement,^[1] driven by anti-colonial ideology. It gained independence from France after the Algerian War. After independence in 1962, the FLN became the sole political party, and Algeria became a one-party state until in 1989 other parties were allowed to take part in elections.^[2]

1. ↑ Hennad, Mohammed (2010), Catusse, Myriam; Karam, Karam (eds.), "The National Liberation Front in Algeria", Returning to Political Parties?, Presses de l’Ifpo, pp. 101–130, doi:10.4000/books.ifpo.1083, ISBN 978-1-886604-75-9, retrieved 15 May 2022
2. ↑ Ulrichsen, Kristian (2018). A dictionary of politics in the Middle East. [Oxford]. ISBN 978-0-19-183527-8. OCLC 1046487220.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)