POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF OMAN


Meaning of POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF OMAN in English

orig. Dhofar Liberation Front

Resistance group founded in 1963 by Arab nationalists and religious conservatives to depose Sultan Sa 02BD; 012B; d ibn Taym 016B; r (r. 1932–70).

In 1968 its leadership was taken over by Marxists. In 1970 the sultan was deposed by his son, Q 0101; b 016B; s ibn Sa 02BD; 012B; d, who softened the resistance with a combination of military pressure and economic development.

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