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{{Infobox political party|name=Black Liberation Army|logo=Black Liberation Army logo.svg.png|founded=1970|leader=Eldridge Cleaver|split=[[Black Panther Party]]|political_orientation=Marxism-Leninism<br>Black | {{Message box/Stub}}{{Infobox political party|name=Black Liberation Army|logo=Black Liberation Army logo.svg.png|founded=1970|leader=[[Eldridge Cleaver]]<br>[[Assata Shakur]]<br>[[Twymon Myers]]|dissolved=1981|split=[[Black Panther Party]]|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Black nationalism]]}} | ||
The '''Black Liberation Army''' ('''BLA''') was an underground Marxist-Leninist, Black | The '''Black Liberation Army''' ('''BLA''') was an underground [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]], Black nationalist organization established by former Panthers who sided with [[Eldridge Cleaver]] during his split with [[Huey P Newton]] and [[Bobby Seal]] over the issue of dealing with [[COINTELPRO]]. Cleaver was a strong supporter of launching a [[guerilla war]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] while Huey preferred building community support programs and operating within America's legal framework. The Black Liberation Army, in cooperation with Weather Underground, waged war against the United States and conducted a number of prison breaks, bank robberies, killing of police officers and even hijacked planes. Most notable of their actions was breaking [[Assata Shakur]] out of prison. | ||
[[Category:Black nationalist organizations]] | |||
[[Category:Black Panther Party]] | |||
[[Category:Statesian communist parties]] | |||
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Black Liberation Army | |
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| Leader | Eldridge Cleaver Assata Shakur Twymon Myers |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Dissolved | 1981 |
| Split from | Black Panther Party |
| Political orientation | Marxism-Leninism Black nationalism |
The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground Marxist-Leninist, Black nationalist organization established by former Panthers who sided with Eldridge Cleaver during his split with Huey P Newton and Bobby Seal over the issue of dealing with COINTELPRO. Cleaver was a strong supporter of launching a guerilla war in the United States while Huey preferred building community support programs and operating within America's legal framework. The Black Liberation Army, in cooperation with Weather Underground, waged war against the United States and conducted a number of prison breaks, bank robberies, killing of police officers and even hijacked planes. Most notable of their actions was breaking Assata Shakur out of prison.