Nationalist Association of Puerto Rico, Nationalist Youth, Independence Association
Ouster of incumbent regime - pro-democracy/anti-Soviet
FRD-Democratic Revolutionary Front (Frente Revolucionario Democrático) & MRP-People’s Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo), possibly others
National Front for the Liberation of Haiti
RARF/Cannibal Army, Red Army, Liberation Army, Kosovo Army (all gangs/"rebel" groups), many members from disbanded security forces
Military faction (forces of Himmler Rebu and Guy Francois)
restore 1987 constitution, release imprisoned military officers
Leopard Corps (special counter-insurgency force)
Military faction (forces of Raol Cédras)
Forces Armees d'Haiti as well as the police
this group was initially formed as a paramilitary force for Aristide when he disbanded the military, so upon its foundation it didn't have a goal beyond protecting his regime
Ouster of incumbent regime - Restoration of the 1963 Constitution
Army, PRD (Dominican Revolutionary Party), also possibly some communist parties/factions, e.g. 14th of June Political Group (APCJ), the Marxist-Leninist Dominican Popular Movement (MPD), and the Dominican Popular Socialist Party (PSPD) Social Christian Revolutionary Party (PRSC)
greater welfare spending, establish Islamic State
Some elements of Marxism, but probably closer to populism generally
Revolutionary Clandestine Workers’ Union Party of the People (PROCUP), Campesino Organization of the Southern Mountains (OCSS), several other (possibly 12) smaller guerrilla groups
Ouster of incumbent regime, indigenous rights/autonomy
land/econ rights and autonomy for indigenous people, and ouster of single-party regime to make way for democracy
Mayan (Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Tojolabal, Chol, Mam, and Zoque)
NORC (New Revolutionary Combat Organization)
Ouster of incumbent regime - Communist revolution
PGT-Guatemalan Labor Party (Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo) & MR-13 (Revolutionary Movement November 13)
believed that land reform & communism didn't require overthrow of regime
PGT-Guatemalan Labor Party (Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo)
Military Faction of Francisco Arana (Aranistas)
Revolultionary Organization of Armed People
Tajumulco Volcano, San Marcos, Guatemala
Tried to diminish emphasis on Marxism to instead appeal to left generally
The Group, Iragua, PCS (Salvadoran Communist Party), PDC (Christian Democratic Party)
Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation
PCS-Communist Party of El Salvador, FPL, ERP, FARN-Armed Forces of National Resistance, possibly PRTC (Workers' Revolutionary Party)
Farabundo Marti Popular Liberation Forces
Trade unionists w/in PCS (Salvadoran Communist Party), MIR (Left Revolutionary Movement)
Military faction (forces of Benjamin Mejia)
Military (not National Guard or air force, as they remained loyal to regime)
Former National Guard (15th of September Legion under Somoza), Nicaraguan Democratic Revolutionary Alliance (ADREN), Nicaraguan Democratic Union (UDN)
Movement for a New Nicaragua (Movimiento Nueva Nicaragua, MNN) OR Nicaraguan Revolutionary Youth (NRY) + NPY, Conservative Party, Nicaraguan Socialist Party (NSP)
Social Democratic Party (and likely other opposition parties, e.g. Ulate's National Union Party), Canadian foreign fighter(s)?
Military faction (forces of Moisés Giroldi)
San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
Ouster of incumbent government - emulate Cuba’s Marxist revolution
Catholic priests, Brigada Por Liberación Nacional
Ouster of incumbent government - establish Communist regime
Ouster of incumbent regime - communist revolution
MIR (Movement of the Revolutionary Left)
Military faction (forces of Hugo Chávez)
Ouster of incumbent regime, social/econ reform
low & mid-ranked officers in the army, also paratroopers
Military Faction of 1962 (Lieutenant Commander Pedro Silva)
APRA (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana; American Revolutionary Popular Alliance)
Revolutionary Socialist Party – Marxist Leninist (PSR-ML), MIR factions
Cuban gov't created ELN, sent several Cubans (incl. Guevara) to train and fight with Bolivians
nationalization of mining, stronger state regulation, political/property rights for indigenous population
FDA – Democratic Anti-Fascist Front (Frente Democrático Anti-Fascista), Popular Revolutionary Movement
Liberal Party and the Party of the Revolutionary Left (PIR)
Military faction (forces of Alfredo Stroessner)
Military faction (forces of Andres Rodriguez)
Opposition coalition (Febreristas, Liberals and Communists)
Communist, Liberal, and Febrerista Parties
Military faction (forces of Augusto Pinochet, Toribio Merino and Leigh Guzman)
Ouster of the incumbent government under Allende, restore order, eliminate the communist threat
Ouster of incumbent government - establish military dictatorship
Military faction (forces of Eduardo A. Lonardi Doucet)
Ouster of incumbent government - prevent Communism
Military faction (forces of Samuel Toranzo Calderón)
Ouster of incumbent government - return Peron to power
Peronist Youth Movement & Catholic students at Colegio Nacional
UTA (cane workers' union), The Coordinador (militias)
EKIN (student group), EGI (youth wing of Basque National Party PNV)
end discrimination of ethnic Albanians through constitutional reform
Serbian autonomous regions within Croatia, Serbian militias from Serbia (foreign orgs)
Private militias and local police forces (treating this as military)
JNA local forces "General People's Defense (SLO)"
Popular League for the Republic of Kosovo/Popular League for Kosovo (LPK)
self-defense (only demanded independence/autonomy a couple years later)
Serbian Democratic Party, mercenaries from Serbia, Yugoslavian National Army
independence for Azerbaijan; protected/privileged rights for Azerbaijanis
Scientists' Club and possibly other political movements as well - sounds like it was a merger of groups participating in protests but this was the only named group we could find
unnamed (so far as I can tell) armed groups fighting USSR
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (Republic of Chechnya)
Republic of Chechnya (ChRI), Shariat Jamaat & Islamic Jamaat (two other terrorist groups)
German (and perhaps briefly before USSR occupation, Estonian) military
Association of the Latvian Fatherland Guards
preventing constitutional reforms (maintain status quo)
Members of Parliament (current government), political movements (Working Russia), terrorist groups (Russian National Unity group and other orgs from Transnistria and Abkhazia), former government’s military (OMON – which also gave rise to OPON in Azerbaijan)
Republic of Armenia (Armenian National Movement)
Organization of Ukranian Nationalists (OUN-B)
Wahhabi movement of the Buinaksk district
Wahhabi movement of the Buinaksk district (Republic of Dagestan)
creation of Islamic state in Dagestan (autonomy of sorts)
National Guard and Mkhedrioni (Anti-Government Alliance)
National Democratic Party & National Independence Party & Popular Front (political parties), Georgian National Guard, Mkhedrioni (paramilitary org), Rustaveli Society (marked as political mvt but more accurately intellectual org that came out of socialist party)
Abkhaz Supreme (Soviet) Council (former regional government)
South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic
South Ossetian Supreme Soviet (former regional government under USSR); possibly South Ossetian Popular Front (Ademon Nykhas - Popular Shrine)
Supporters of former President Gamsakhurdia, so likely from his Helsinki Union party
Military faction (forces of Suret Husseinov)
Republic of Artsakh/Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh
Military Junta for the Consolidation of Democracy, Peace and Justice
resignation of Vieira and his administration and the conduct of free and democratic elections in July
Overthrow Jawara regime, establishment of a Marxist-Leninist state
Socialist and Revolutionary Labour Party & Field Forces
May 23 Democratic Alliance for Change - Ibrahim Bahanga faction
Autonomy for the Touareg regions of Mali and Niger
Democratic Alliance for Change of May 23
Autonomy/power for Arab nomads in land management
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Positions for Touaregs in the government, improved regional econ development & lower military presence
Mouvement Touareg de Libération de l’Adrar et de l’Azawad
Movement of the Democratic Forces of the Casamance
apply Sharia law to the Sahel/Sahara, and extend its influence over a vast region covering south-western Algeria, northern Mauritania, Mali, and Niger, all the way to Lake Chad.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro
Al-Khanga, Saqiyah al’Hamra, Western Sahara
Independence, Self-determination and the establishment of a Western Saharan state
The Embryonic Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro, former anti-colonial fighters
the group demanded autonomy for the northern Aïr and Azawad region
Liberation Front for Azawad & Air (FLAA), Revolutionary Army for the Liberation of Northern Niger (ARLNN), Popular Front for the Liberation of the Sahara (FPLS), Liberation Front of Tamoust (FLT)
demanding autonomy for the regions of Manga and Kawar
federal state and autonomy for the regions in the north, protection for Tuareg people
protection/freedom from repression for Tuareg people
Aïr, Kawar, Manga, and Azawak regions of Niger
demands more autonomy, is opposed to the economic exploitation by foreign businesses, and requests a better share of the revenues from the uranium mining in the region
groups seeking a federal system that would provide autonomy for the minority ethnic groups of the North; not satisfied with what they saw as the lack of implementation of the April 1995 peace agreement
Remnants of Organization of the Armed Resistance and the Coordination of the Armed Resistance (ORA and CRA), plust the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Sahara (FPLS, led by Mohammed Anacko), the Unified Movement of the Resistance (MUR), and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (RAF)
Impartial Defense and Security Forces - Ivory Coast
Ouster of Gbagbo and reinstatement of an accountable democratic system
avenging the former Ivorian president and general Robert Guei and deposing Gbagbo
Guinean dissidents/previously exiled Guineans that joined in fighting along with pro-Taylor Liberians, and RUF rebels
To overthrow the incumbent regime and bring democracy to the government
The crisis reached its height when he [Sankara] decided last June to dissolve all left-wing organisations
a handful of military officers worked w/Compaore
Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia
Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy-Kromah (ULIMO-K) - pro gov't militia in first phase?
Overthrow Tolbert regime, liberate the masses from poverty and corruption
Overthrow Doe regime & reinstitute democracy
Taylor + some exiled Liberians & BF troops
collaboration between Sierra Leone Army defectors and RUF troops
Protect Kabbah regime, restore it to power
traditional hunters later employed as civil defense forces, mercenaries
overthrow the corrupt leaders of the government, liberate the country's peasantry and institute a multiparty democracy
Liberian (likely NPFL rebels) & Burkinabe mercenaries
Military faction (forces of Ekow Dennis and Edward Adjei-Ampofo)
Military faction (forces of Jerry John Rawlings)
Overthrow government and introduce democracy: ‘wanted a chance for the people, farmers, workers, soldiers, the rich and the poor, to be part of the decision-making process.’
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, actually part of the Ghana Armed Forces 1979-1981
National Liberation Council/Military faction (1966 coup)
Liberate the nation from Nkrumah's dictatorship, introduce democratic practices
Overthrow of the incumbent President Eyadema
Military faction (forces of Ibrahim Saleh)
Our primary objective was to remove the chaos that crosses our states today, and develop solutions to the sociopolitical and economic problems that were arising from the new administration.
Republican guard + gendarmes + police + Northern civilians
Anti-(French) colonialism; Independence and reunification [of French Cameroun and the two British Cameroons]
students in Maiduguri, Kanamma - but no formal organization
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (Boko Haram)
People Committed to Propagating the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad
topple the government and set up puritanical Islamic rule throughout Nigeria
Military faction (forces of Patrick Nzeogwu)
self-determination of the Niger Delta and resource control
National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
Military faction (forces loyal to Léon M'Ba)
Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace
Overthrow of the Patassé government, installment of Francois Bozize as President
Armed Forces of the Central African Republic
Military faction (forces of André Kolingba)
demanding that Bozize step down or share power
Military Faction (Francois Bozize), MLCJ, GAPLC, FDC
Democracy promotion: grievances surrounding lack of popular accountability & election fraud
UFDD, UFDD-F (Union of Forces for Democracy and Development-Fundamental) , FSR (Front for the Salvation of the Republic)
put Arabs in control of Chad and align the country with Libya
Qaddafism: blend of pan-Arab nationalism, Islamism, and socialism
claim pro-democracy but primarily focused on ousting Deby
Committee of National Revival for Peace and Democracy
Federalism; opposed Muslim fundamentalist mercenaries & Republican Guard in southern Chad
Habre's military, especially former members of "Codos" (civilian commando groups active in Southern Chad in the 1980s)
First Liberaton Army, Second Liberation Army, Vulcan Force (supporters of Muhammad Baghalani)
Federalism, minimize influence of Muslims in the north, increased control over oil
Increased representation for southerners without federalism/secession
Military under regime of General Félix Malloum, also known as the CSM-Supreme Military Council
RDL: Rally for Democracy and Liberty , SCUD: Platform for Unity, Democracy and Change; CNT: Chadian National Concord; FNTR: National Front for the Renewal of Chad; FIDEL; CNR: National Council for Recovery; FRRRT: Force for the Cleansing, Reunification, and Resurgence of Chad; 8 December Group
Overthrow government, inclusion of Muslims in the government and socialist economic goals
political party: Union Nationale Tchadienne (UNT), rebels: Front de Libération du Tchad (FLT)
Transitional Government of National Unity
Algiers, Algeria or Bardaï, Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Overthrow government and be restored to power
leftist/socialist, perhaps Maoist like FROLINAT
Rebel groups: FAP, FAT, FROLINAT; Other armed groups: FAO (Western Armed Forces); Party: UND (Democratic National Union). CDR & FLA joined later, in May 1983
destabilization of central government; perhaps assistance in Gaddafi's goal of creating Muslim state across North Africa
Former armed forces under Habre, as well as members of his government and other supporters (no formal organizations)
Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad
perhaps pro-democracy; accuse Deby of being authoritarian & corrupt
Possible ties to current gov't/military, as it was founded by a former defense minister under Deby - but no evidence that he brought entire organization with him
Movement for the National Salvation of Chad
Increased representation for ethnic group; rejected ethnic favoritism by Habre for co-ethnic Toubous
Islamic Legion, MOSANAT, Revolutionary Forces of 1 April, defectors from Chadian Army
Military faction (forces of Maldoum Bada Abbas)
Unclear, perhaps more representation for non-Zaghawas
SCUD (The Platform for Change and Democratic Unity), military factions led by Generals Seby Aguid & Bokhit Ramadane
Union Force for Democracy and Development
UFPD (Union of Forces for Progress and Democracy), RND (National Democratic Rally), CDR (Revolutionary Democratic Council), FUCD splinter faction, RAFAD (Armed Resistance against Anti-Democratic Forces), RPJ (Popular Rally for Justice)
Rebel groups: UFDD, CDR; other armed groups: RFC (Rassemblement des forces pour le changement), UFCD (Union des forces pour le changement et la démocratie), UFDD-Fondamentale, FSR (Front pour la salut de la république), FPRN (Front populaire pour la renaissance nationale); Political Mvt: UDC (Union démocratique pour le changement)
Brazzaville (Northern), Mpila, Cuvette, Talangai, Ouenze
Sassou-Nguesso...develop[ed] a strategy to resume power and build a militia that would serve as a personal fighting force
PCT: Parti Congolais du Travail and assorted small political parties
Aubeville, Bouenza Region Lekoumou, Niari
Lissouba created a personal militia to bolster his rule
protect Lissouba's rule as independent security force
UPADS: Pan-African Union for Social Democracy, and members from other Lissouba militias (Aubevillois & Zulus)
Kolelas’ followers retaliated by creating the Ninjas, a militia led by police and military officers doubling as Kolelas’ bodyguards
MCDDI: The Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Kinshasa
People's Revolutionary Party (PRP), Democratic People's Alliance (ADP), Revolutionary Zairian Liberation Movement (MRLZ), National Resistance Council (CNRD)
independence of the Bas-Congo province from the rest of the DR. Congo
Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by the Prophet Simon Kimbangu (EJCSK or Kimbanguist Church)/Ngunzi movements
National Congress for the Defence of the People
Establish inclusive and conflict-free government, protect Tutsis
RCD, Synergie pour la paix et l’harmonie in Bukavu (political mvt)
Overthrow Aboula government, end foreign domination of Congo
Mouvement National Congolais (MNC)-Lumumba, Parti Solidaire Africain (PSA), African Democratic Union (UDA), Convention People’s Party (CPP)
Independence or autonomy for South Kasai from Congo
Movement National Congolais-Kalonji (MNC-K), French & Belgian mercenaries
Confederation des Associations Tribales du Katanga (CONAKAT), Belgian mercenaries
resist Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and to establish an Islamic state in Uganda
National Army of the Liberation of Uganda (NALU), the Ugandan Freedom Fighters Movement, Rwenzaururu Movement, and the Tabliqs
regain power in the government after exclusion
former Ugandan military - do we need a category for former vs. current armed forces?
overthrow the NRM government, building a new inclusive Uganda w/Ten Commandments as constitution
Overthrow Amin and return Obote to power
Overthrow Museveni regime, defend Acholi
Military faction (forces of Charles Arube)
Overthrow Amin, stop appointment of non-Ugandans to military posts
Overthrow Obote's socialist regime, protect military's economic postiion
fighting for multiparty democracy; not to overthrow the state, but to resist it and create a space for peace, stability, and development
nothing explicit about overthrowing regime
introduction of multiparty democracy in Uganda, return Amin to power
Military faction (forces of Hezekiah Ochuka)
National Council for the Defense of Democracy
Defeat and dismantling of the “armée mono-ethnique" of Tutsis
reverse Tutsi dominance of military officer corp
National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
Cibitoke and the cities of Kamenge, Kinama, Musigati, and Bukavu in Bujumbura; Eastern Congo
To begin a military movement and expand the CNDD’s base of support; Overthrow the Tutsi government
begin a military movement and expand the CNDD’s base of support
Bringing down the Tutsi-dominated government and army
Remove Tutsis from military as well as political office
Palipehutu might be a pol mvt rather than rebel group?
Military faction (forces loyal to Gervais Nyangoma)
A coup d’état against the Tutsi leaders (King Mwambutsa IV) who overturned the democratically elected Hutu Prime Minister, Nyangoma
Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People
Liberation of the Hutu people from Tutsi domination
Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People-Forces for National Liberation
To bring an armed presence to the liberation movement of the Hutu people and declare war on the Ndadye government
overthrow the new Tutsi-operated government and re-install a Hutu-dominated government
Armed Forces of Rwanda (FAR), Interahamwe
Overthrow Habyarimana regime, democracy under Tutsi leadership
Rwanda Alliance for National Unity (RANU), National Resistance Army (NRA) of Uganda
rejects outsider influence in Somali politics
establishing Islamic government over a greater-Somalia
fight Al-Shabab and regain control over its former territories in the Jubbaland region of Somalia
Opposes TNG; pursues unified, Islamic Somali State
ARS/UIC, Ras Kamboni Brigade, Islamic Front, Anole
overthrow President Barre and establish a representative democracy
Somali Islamic Democratic Movement, UK Somali Welfare Association
Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council
Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), Southern Somali National Movement (SSNM), USC, SNA (Somali National Alliance), SNM
SSF (the Somali Salvation Front), SWP (Somali Workers Party) and DFLS (the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Somalia)
United Somali Congress/Somali National Alliance
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Overthrow of the government in favor of multi-party system and a national union
Action for the Revision of Order in Djibouti, the Front for the Restoration of Right and Equality, and the Djibouti Patriotic Resistance Front
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy - Ahmed Dini faction
Continued resistance against the Guelleh government; denial of negotiations with incumbent government
rejection of peace talks in pursuit of continued armed struggle for democracy
unification of the Ogaden region in Ethiopia with Somalia into an Islamic state
Wahdat Al Shabab  (Unity of Islamic Youth) and Al Jama'a Al Islamiya (Islamic Association)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Hararge and Wollo Provinces, Ethiopia
armed struggle to defend Afar people & land
leadership was based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front
seeking self-determination, within Ethiopia, for the Afars of both Ethiopia and Eritrea. However, ultimately, ARDUF wants an all Afar independent state, including the Afar population in Djibouti
Independent Afar state w/territory from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Union (ARDU), Afar Ummatah Demokrasiyyoh Focca (AUDF), Afar Revolutionary Forces (ARF)
democracy, individual ownership of land, and a federalist structure
connections to previous monarchy via former army officers
Eritreans in exile in Egypt - some students, but no formal organization
right of all nationalities to self-determination and the formation of a democratic state
Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front
Establish democracy, self-determination for oppressed minority groups
TPLF, EPDM, Oromo People’s Democratic Organization and the Ethiopian Democratic Officers Revolutionary movement
overthrow of the monarchy, the removal of the feudal system and the setting of a popular democratic republic
Ethiopian Student Movement (Ethiopian Students’ Union of North America)
Autonomy, resist[ing] attempts by the government to limit their access to trading licenses and their right to exact local customs duties
Military faction (forces of Amsha Desta and Merid Negusie)
coup d’etat aimed at removing President Mengistu
objected to regime's handling of conflicts around the country
Ethiopian armed forces: army & air force Major Gens
Military faction (forces of Mengistu Neway)
introduce constitutional monarchy; social & economic reform
Independence from Ethiopia, merge with Somalia
based among the ethnic groups living on the border between Oromo- and Somali areas
Independence or autonomy for Tigrayan people
Tigrayan National Organization (TNO), Tigrayan University Students' Association (TUSA)
repeal of taxes & new land distribution policy
issue w/tax & land policy; later adopted secessionist demands
EIJM-AS: Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement-Abu Suhail faction
Ouster of incumbent government, new government w/Islamic law
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Armed Forces of Cabinda
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Renewed
Increase Cabindan welfare & share of oil profits; gain independence
revenue sharing/control, increased welfare for Cabindan population
Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (MLEC), Action Committee of the Cabinda National Union (CAUNC), and the Mayombe National Alliance (ALLIAMA)
Independence from Portugal: responsible and competent government, a planned national economy, industrialization, agrarian reform, comprehensive health and education, and pan-African unity
Union of the Peoples of Angola (UPA), Democratic Party of Angola (PDA), other small political movements
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
forming a government of unity by organizing and conducting democratic elections, promoting the freedom of movement and religion
Overthrow white government, introduce democratic regime with socialist revolution
ZAPU, aka People’s Caretaker Council (PCC)
End Apartheid; to advocate for legal reforms establishing racial equality
inclusion of all South Africans, especially blacks, in political & economic process
South African Native Convention (and probably other political movements), religious organizations
Overthrow parliament & invalidate fraudulent elections
dismantle fraudulent parliament - perhaps goalrep?
multi-party democracy - do we want to say this is an ideology?
National Movement for the Independence of Madagascar
Overthrow of the Tsiranana government, installment of communist government, reduction of government taxes, nationalization of large land-holdings, industrialization of the island’s southern areas, termination with imperialists
Mouvement Democratique de la Renovation Malagache
Anjouan People’s Movement/Republic of Anjouan
Overthrow socialist government of Soilih
European mercenaries led by Bob Denard (French)
Military faction (forces of Mohamed Madbouh)
Overthrow King, simply wanted to reform the political system
overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
possibly Takfiri movement in Egypt in 1970s?
Former members of Libyan Armed Forces under Gaddafi
lead the uprising for New Libya, or Free Libya, and oversee the transition period to an elected government
no mention of democracy, but instead focus on elections (and access to power)
a full Islamic constitution totally committed to the Shari’a and its various obligations
Muslim Brotherhood, university student organizations
anti-secession; regime change & more rights/protection for Darfuris
action against the military government and a program for a national transitional government prior to reinstitution of democratic rule
16 parties and 51 trade unions; Democratic Unionist Party, the Umma Party and the Sudanese Communist Party in addition to the SPLA/SPLM
federalism & regional self-rule, access to national power, protection for Darfurians
Independence of South Sudan & inclusion of Abyei within borders
wanted to ensure Abyei was part of new country
Change in Khartoum regime, more rights/protections for Darfurians
Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - Minni Minawi faction
Fight the janjaweed (competitors in camel trading)
More rights for Darfuri population, coordination amongst rebel groups
United, socialist Sudan w/religious freedom
Anya Nya veterans, defecting Sudanese military officers
removing the government, equal rights for all
South Sudan Defence Movement/Army (Forces of George Athor)
replace the corrupt and inefficient clique regime in Juba by a transparent and accountable transitional government agreed upon by all the political forces in South Sudan
Nuer, also Shulluk, Dinka, Murle, Anjuak and Maban
Upper Nile Provisional Military Command Council (UMCC)
National liberation w/in Marxist-Leninist framework
student groups in Egypt, Gordon Memorial College in Sudan
Arab Political and Cultural Organization
autonomy for Khuzestan, rights for Arabs
Arab political & cultural organizations, possibly Arab Peoples Cultural Center, Political Organization of the Arab People
improved religious/cultural rights and protections
Marxist-Leninist; had to abandon nationalist rhetoric of parent org at behest of USSR
Turkish Communist Party/Marxist-Leninist - probably the armed wing TIKKO
independence for Kurdistan (incl. Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran)
Ankara (Democratic) Higher Education Association (ADYOD/AYOD) - many students also joined independently, not within org
establish Islamic state (only in Kurdistan?), expel western forces
Kurdish Hamas, Tawhid, the Al-Tawhid Islamic Front, the Second Soran Unit (all merged to become Jund al-Islam, which in 12/2001 merged with an unidentified group led by Mullah Krikar)
regime change (in Jordan/Middle East at first)
Foreign fighters in Afghanistan (al-Zarqawi was Jordanian), possibly Jund al-Sham
Hiwa, Shoresh, Rizgari, Iraqi branch of KDPI
KDP, Komala (student movement in Iraq), Socialist Movement of Kurdistan
"resistance groups" formed by Sunni clerics (often from former military; some alleged connections to Ba'athist party as well)
Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq
ouster of incumbent government, establish Iranian-style theocratic government
Party: al-Da'wa; Movement: Islamic Action Organization (also possibly Movement of the Iraqi Mujahideen, Islamic Movement in Iraq); Iraqi Shiite refugees in Iran
Sadr City (Saddam City), northeastern Baghdad
establish Shiite gov't, protect Shiite holy places (initial) & expel US forces (later)
protect Shiite holy places, expel US forces
Establish Islamic state, ousting the “illegitimate” governing power
Military faction (forces loyal to Nureddin Atassi and Youssef Zeayen)
intra-party factionalization in support of rural-based socialism
ouster of incumbent government, Islamic state
IF ORIGIN IS CREATION OF ARMED WING IN 1979… armed group: Fighting Vanguard; political party: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. HOWEVER IF ARMED WING ISN'T SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY REBEL GROUP START DATE FOR MB… parent org is religious civic org: Shabab Muhammad (Muhammad's Youth)
improved representation, rights & security for Shiites
Baabda, Mount Lebanon governorate, Lebanon
ouster of incumbent Christian government, realignment with Arab states (anti-Western influence)
alignment with Nasser's UAR, Arab unification
ouster of incumbent government, promotion of Lebanese Army as "Arab" (anti-Christian)
Christian cultural autonomy/rights, removal of Palestinians
Militias: Phalanges, National Liberation Party, Guardians of the Cedars, The Organization, Lebanese Youth Movement, Zghorta Liberation Army; Pol Mvt: Maronite League; Religious group: Permanent Congress of Lebanese Monastic Orders
end ties with Israel & promote connection to Syria
increase representation for Muslims & support for Palestinians
Political parties: Progressive Socialist Party, Lebanese Communist Party, Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (pro-Iraqi faction), Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Arab Socialist Action Party, Communist Action Organization; Rebel group (defunct): Independent Nasserite Movement (Mourabitoun) - this was a party at the time of LNM formation
end existing system of representation (better representation for Muslims), end foreign occupation
Rebel groups: LNM, Amal; Political parties: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Arab Democratic Party
independent Palestinian state, eliminate Israel
Palestinians, mostly in Kuwait (perhaps had some underground semi/informal groups)
establish Islamic state, destroy Israel, reject foreign occupation/influence
Amal (rebel group), other Shi'a militias (e.g. Muslim Students Union, Dawa Party of Lebanon)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
PLO/A; Other armed groups: Heroes of the Return, Vengeance Youth
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
independent Palestinian theocratic state, eliminate Israel
independent Palestinian state, repatriate Palestinian refugees
General Union for Palestinian Students, General Union for Palestinian Workers, Jordanian gov't officials, Jordanian Communist Party-West Bank Branch, Arab National Movement (party)
eliminate Israeli state, anti-peace talks
Rebel groups: PFLP, PFLP-GC; Other armed groups: Arab Liberation Front (ALF), Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF)
fulfill apocalyptic prophecy; permanent jihad against all non-Muslims, particularly Christians; ban on pictures, alcohol, and women’s employment
overthrow incumbent government, establish Islamic State in Arabian Peninsula
al-Qaeda in Yemen, al-Qaeda's Saudi Arabian branch, Yemen Soldiers Brigade
(peaceful) re-entry of the left into politics
Armed group: Organization of Yemeni Resisters; Political parties: Revolutionary Democratic Party,   Popular Democratic Union (North Yemeni PDU), the Popular Vanguard Party (North Yemeni al-Tali’a), Labour Party/Yemeni Workers' Party, Ba'ath Party
members of former Imamate (government), northern tribes
Yemenite Socialist Party - Abdul Fattah Ismail faction
Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arab Gulf
Movement of the Islamic Revolution/Uprising of Afghanistan
Hizb-i Islami-yi Afghanistan - Khalis faction
Islamic Party of Afghanistan - Khalis faction
Sazman-i-Nasr, Sepah-i Pasdaran/Pasdaran-i-Jihad-i-Islami, Nazhat-i-Islami, Shura-i-Ittefaq, Jabha-i-Mutahed-i-Inqelabi-i-Islami and Sazman-i-Nayro-i-Islami
Ittihad-i Islami Bara-yi Azadi-yi Afghanistan
Islamic Union for the Freedom of Afghanistan
ouster of incumbent government, Islamic state, parliamentary democracy
Several militias, including the Jozjani/Dostum Militia
ouster of incumbent government, parliamentary democracy, reinstate former leader (King Zahir Shah)
former regime military and other officials/supporters
Military faction (forces of Shahnawaz Tanay)
Hizb-i Islami-yi Afghanistan & current military
People's Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
socialist revolution (nonviolent, at first)
Awakening Youth (possibly other Marxist/communist movements as well)
ouster of incumbent government, creation of pan-Turkic Islamic caliphate
overthrow incumbent government, equal representation (especially for Islamic groups)
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, Democratic Party of Tajikistan; Movement: Rastokhez. Likely other marginal parties/movements as well
overthrow Uzbekistan’s constitutional system, install Islamic rule
originally demanded independence, 20 years later demanded autonomy for Bodo state
independence for Tripura, expulsion of Bengali immigrants
expel immigrants and restrict other rights for foreigners
All India Trade Union Congress, other socialist/communist movements
independence for Jammu and Kashmir as democratic state
NLF: (Jammu Kashmir) National Liberation Front
socialist revolution & rejection of parliamentary democracy
Mizo Union (possibly other Mizo parties as well, including UMFO/EITU and Mizoram congress)
National Democratic Front for Bodoland -  Ranjan Daimary faction
independent Bodoland & protection of Bodo rights
independent Tripura, anti-Indian imperialism, anti-Bengali immigrants
Eastern Naga Hills in Upper Myanmar area
independent Nagaland based on Mao's ideology and Christianity
National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang faction
independent Manipur for all ethnic groups
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
independent Manipur, expulsion of foreigners, rights for Meitei
independent Islamic state in Northeast India
socialist revolution & rejection of parliamentary democracy; land redistribution
Tripura Upajati Juba Sami (TUJS - political party), Sengkrak (armed group)
independence for Manipur, protections for Meitei
autonomy to independence for Balochistan
this comprises a number of groups with varying demands
National Awami Party, former regional government of Baluchistan
Baluchi Ittihad (rebel group), JWP (political party mentioned above - helped to form BI)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), the Balochistan National Party (BNP), National Party (NP), Baloch Haq Tawaar (BHT)
All-Pakistan Muhajir Students Organization (APMSO)
Pakistani military (East Bengal Regiment, along with East Pakistan Rifles) and Awami League (a political party)
implement Sharia law in Malakand district
implement Sharia law in Pakistan; combat US forces; pverthrow Pakistan gov't and establish caliphate
regime change, democratization, federal system
Arakan People's Liberation Party (Buddhist armed organization)
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL)
independent socialist republic, probably for Arakan
socialist revolution & national liberation
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army Brigade 5
regime change, protection for ethnic minorities
Karen-specific, but generally increase rights for ethnic groups
Lashio/Hsenwi area, northeastern Shan State
leadership were veterans of Burmese army during WWII (British rule) and Seven Stars student group
Kwachi, in the mountains south of Mawchi
UKSIA (United Karenni States Independence Army)
Irrawaddy delta region & eastern hills close to thailand
KNA (party/movement), BKNA, KCO (movements), local militias
Waythaung village near Wakema in the Irrawaddy delta
autonomy & improved rights for Lahu people
Ka Kwe Ye and maybe additional (former) pro-government Lahu militias
MFL & MAO merged to form MUF (AFPFL, a party, predated MFL which also contested seats so could be considered a party)
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
equal rights & SD for minorities (but won't demand independence for Kokang)
establishment of trade centers in Mongko and Kokang, willingness to sign ceasefire
tolerated leftist elements, but not communism
MFL-MUF (pol mvt/rebel group) and other Mon organizations
former WWII veterans, or else no obvious organization (just Muslims banding together for self-defense)
local leader's private police force (like a PGM?)
People's Volunteer Organization-"White Band" faction
autonomy for northern Arakan (Rakhine) state, where Rohingya live
autonomy and citizenship rights for Rohingya
Shan State Nationalities Liberation Organization
promote rights for all ehtnic minorities in Shan state
Wan Pin village, Khum Pang area, northern Shan State
Burma Democracy Solidarity Army/Burma Nationalities Solidarity Party, Wa National Council
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Eelam Revolutionary Organization of Students (EROS) - a militant group that's primarily students (at least that formed EPRLF)
Nepali National Congress, Nepal Democratic Congress
BRN-C and other BRN factions and youth wing Pemuda, New PULO, GMIP, village-based militas called Pejuang Kemerdekaan Patani or Runda Kumpulan Kecil
United National Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia
former government (Prince Sihanouk), Moulinaka, Khleang Moueng, Sereikar Oddar Tus, Khmer Angkor, Praloeng Khmer, and Damrai Saw Phluk Khiew
FUNCINPEC,  Moulinaka, Khleang Moueng, Sereikar Oddar Tus, Khmer Angkor, Praloeng Khmer, and Damrai Saw Phluk Khiew
merger of communist (KR) and non-communist groups
Khmer Rouge, former gov't & its supporters
Kampuchean National United Front for National Salvation
refugee camps in Vietnam’s Long Giao province
Khmer People’s National Liberation Front
KNPNLAF: France, KPNLF: refugee camps on the Cambodian-Thai border
1. The liberation of Cambodia from Vietnamese military occupation; 2. The prevention of the return to power in Cambodia of a genocidal regime; and 3. The rebuilding of a new independent, free, and sovereign Cambodia, not tainted by corruption
Khmer Serei; several officers from Force Armee Nationale Khmer (FANK the army of the Khmer Republic)
Sre Ambel, in Kampot, currently Koh Kong province
Xiebg Khoung, Luang Prabang, Sayaboury, Houei Sai, Vang Vien, and Borikhane provinces
regime change & promote liberties for Hmong
socialist revolution & national liberation from France
establish independent socialist state in Borneo
agrarian revolution to overthrow government
Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP), Huks
PKP, KPMP (National Society of Peasants in the Philippines - informal political movement), AMT (league of poor workers)
independent Islamic state for Mindanao, Palawan, and Sulu
Moro National Liberation Front - Nur Misauri faction
make government adhere to terms of 1996 peace deal
Military faction (forces of Honasan, Abenina & Zumel)
military reform/anti-corruption, minimize civilian leader oversight
Majelis Syuro Muslimin (Masyumi political party); Hizaballah, Sabilillah (military wings of Masyumi Party)
Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
Timorese Social Democratic Association (ASDT)
Papuan Volunteer Corps, local ethnic group(s)
Revolutionary Government of the Indonesian Republic
Masyumi & socialist parties, as well as army commanders
People's Sovereignty Party (PKR - political party), KDM-SUT
KNIL Dutch army, regional government of Amboina (Negara Indonesia Timur)
New Panguna Landowners Association (NPLA - civil society group turned terrorist org)