Front for the Liberation of Champa explained

Front for the Liberation of Champa
Native Name:Front pour la libération du Champa
Native Name Lang:fr
War:the FULRO insurgency against Vietnam
Active:
Ideology:Cham nationalism
Militant Islamism
Leaders:Les Kosem
Area:Ninh Thuan and Central Highlands, Vietnam
Successor: FULRO
Opponents:

The Front for the Liberation of Champa (French: Front pour la libération du Champa; abbreviated FLC) was a Cham nationalist organisation active in Ninh Thuan province and the Central Highlands of Vietnam.[1] [2] [3] It was founded in 1962 and merged with the Central Highlands Liberation Front and the Liberation Front of Kampuchea Krom to form the United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races (FULRO) in 1964.[4]

Sporadic protests and riots on a smaller scale still occur, and accusations of human rights violations by the government are common in minority areas. Neither the Cham nor the Vietnamese government want to unsettle the current balance.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Minahan . James B. . Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World . 2016 . ABC-CLIO . 9781610699549 . 504 . 5 July 2018 . en.
  2. Book: Schliesinger . Joachim . Ethnic Groups of Cambodia Vol 3: Profile of Austro-Thai and Sinitic-Speaking Peoples . 2015 . Booksmango . 9781633232402 . 19 . 5 July 2018 . en.
  3. Book: Greg Fealy. Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: a contemporary sourcebook. 31 May 2006. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 978-981-230-368-4. 34.
  4. Book: Barry Petersen. Tiger Men: A Young Australian Soldier Among the Rhade Montagnard of Vietnam. 1994. White Orchid Press. 978-974-89212-5-9. 85.
  5. Web site: 2019-05-10 . The Cham: Descendants of Ancient Rulers of South China Sea Watch Maritime Dispute From Sidelines . 2023-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510083432/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140616-south-china-sea-vietnam-china-cambodia-champa/ . 2019-05-10 .