National Liberation Army (Algeria)
| National Liberation Army جيش التحرير الوطني الجزائري Armée de libération nationale |
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| Leader(s) | Ahmed Ben Bella |
| Motives | Independence of Algeria |
| Active region(s) | French Algeria |
| Ideology | Algerian nationalism |
| Major actions |
Battle of Algiers (1956–57) Battle of Agounennda |
| Notable attacks |
Oran massacre of 1962 Toussaint Rouge |
| Status | Became Algerian People's National Armed Forces |
| Size | 300,000 identified, 40,000 civilian support |
The National Liberation Army or ALN (Arabic, جيش التحرير الوطني الجزائري Djaïche Al-Tehrir Al-Ouatani Al-Djezaïr; French, Armée de libération nationale) was the armed wing of the nationalist Front de Libération National (FLN) during the Algerian War. After the independence of Algeria from France in 1962, the ALN was converted into the regular armed forces of the republic, but its leadership also came to play a prominent role in Algerian politics, as in the 1965 coup d'état by Col. Houari Boumediene.
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