Ação Libertadora Nacional

National Liberation Action
National Liberation Action
Ação Libertadora Nacional
Leader	Carlos Marighella; Boanerges de Souza Massa;
Dates of operation	1964 – 1974
Split from	Brazilian Communist Party
Country	Brazil
Motives	Struggle against the military dictatorship
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Guevarism; Foco theory; Left-wing nationalism; Revolutionary socialism;
Political position	Far-left
Major actions	urban guerrilla
Notable attacks	Kidnapping of American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick
Allies	MR-8; FARC-EP; ELN; MLN-T; MIR

The National Liberation Action (Ação Libertadora Nacional, ALN) was a Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group in Brazil that opposed the Brazilian military dictatorship. The organization was founded by Carlos Marighella in 1967, following a split in the Brazilian Communist Party. It was the main left-wing armed organization in Brazil, standing out for the amount of militants it managed to attract. During its active years, the ALN was responsible for several notable acts, including bank robberies to finance guerilla warfare, the 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil, and taking other public figures hostage to be exchanged for jailed militants.

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