ASALA


Meaning of ASALA in English

acronym for Armenian Secret Army to Liberate Armenia

Marxist-Leninist group formed in 1975 to force the Turkish government to acknowledge the Armenian massacres of 1915 and pay reparations.

Its activities, which have included acts of terrorism, have been directed against Turkish government officials and institutions. Its founder, Hagop Hagopian, was killed in 1988; thereafter the group's activities diminished.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.