Claim: The Moro National Liberation Front, which operated between 1972 and 1996, was a movement established to help Muslims in the Philippines fight for independence.
Evidence: October 21, 1972 – September 2, 1996
(as a secessionist group)
September 2, 1996 – present
(as a political organization) The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF; Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير مورو‎) is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972.