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2. People's Liberation Army of Namibia - Wikipedia

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   SWAPO's military wing was founded as the South West Africa Liberation Army (SWALA) in 1962. [8] [10] On 12 June 1968, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution which proclaimed that, in accordance with the desires of its people, South West Africa be renamed "Namibia". [19]

3. Pathet Lao - Wikipedia

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   In October 1965 the armed forces were renamed the Lao People's Liberation Army (LPLA). The LPLA's estimated strength was 25,000 in June 1965, 33,000 in April 1967, 48,000+ in 1970 and 35,000 in late 1972. [4]: 69–70 The LPLA was divided into regular, regional/popular and militia/guerrilla forces. LPLA forces had PAVN advisers assigned to them ...

4. History of the People's Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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   As a military doctrine, people's war emphasized the mobilization of the populace to support regular and guerrilla forces; the primacy of men over weapons, with superior motivation compensating for inferior technology; and the three progressive phases of protracted warfare—strategic defensive, strategic stalemate, and strategic offensive (see ...

5. Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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   ZANLA followed a strategy of politicisation of the peasant population (inspired by the Maoist teachings of "people's war"). After about 1972, ZANLA introduced combatants into the country for long-term campaigns of guerrilla fighting, while ZIPRA was designed to be used as a conventional armed force: entering the country, striking and pulling ...

6. John Garang - Wikipedia

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   From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a commander in chief during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He served as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks, from the comprehensive peace agreement of 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30 ...

7. Yugoslav Partisans - Wikipedia

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   These were managed via the "People's committees", organized to act as civilian governments in areas of the country controlled by the communists, even limited arms industries were set up. At the very beginning, Partisan forces were relatively small, poorly armed and without any infrastructure.

8. Hero of the People's Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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   Hero of the People's Armed Forces Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân; Type: Single-grade order: Awarded for: exceptionally outstanding achievements in combat, combat service and work, represent the revolutionary heroism in the cause of national liberation, national defense, protect the people

9. People's Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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   The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services — Ground Force , Navy , Air Force , and Rocket Force —and four arms— Aerospace Force , Cyberspace Force , Information Support Force , and Joint Logistics Support Force .