Front for the Liberation of Champa

Front for the Liberation of Champa
Front pour la libération du Champa
Leaders	Les Kosem
Dates of operation	1962 (1962)–1964 (1964)
Active regions	Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, and Central Highlands, Vietnam
Ideology	Cham nationalism Militant Islamism
Allies	Cambodia
Opponents	South Vietnam  North Vietnam

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]

References

1. Minahan, James B. (2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 504. ISBN 9781610699549. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. Schliesinger, Joachim (2015). Ethnic Groups of Cambodia Vol 3: Profile of Austro-Thai and Sinitic-Speaking Peoples. Booksmango. p. 19. ISBN 9781633232402. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
3. Greg Fealy (31 May 2006). Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: a contemporary sourcebook. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 34. ISBN 978-981-230-368-4.
4. Barry Petersen (1994). Tiger Men: A Young Australian Soldier Among the Rhade Montagnard of Vietnam. White Orchid Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-974-89212-5-9.
5. "The Cham: Descendants of Ancient Rulers of South China Sea Watch Maritime Dispute From Sidelines". 2019-05-10. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2023-11-12.