Moro conflict

A prolonged political and armed conflict in the southern Philippines over Moro self-determination, separatist movements, and the Philippine state. Its course has included insurgency, peace negotiations, and the creation of an autonomous region.

Moro people: The Muslim ethnolinguistic communities of the southern Philippines, including groups such as the Tausug, Maranao, and Maguindanao. Their diverse identities and shared political claims underpin Moro self-determination.
Moro National Liberation Front: A Moro separatist organization founded in the 1970s under Nur Misuari’s leadership. It led the first major organized insurgency and negotiated the 1976 Tripoli Agreement.
Nur Misuari: A Filipino Moro politician who founded and led the Moro National Liberation Front. His leadership connected the MNLF insurgency to the 1976 and 1996 peace agreements.
Bangsamoro Organic Law: A 2018 Philippine law establishing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and its governing framework. It translated the 2014 peace agreement into a legal structure for regional self-government.
Sulu Sultanate: A Muslim polity centered in the Sulu Archipelago that held regional power for centuries. Its history of sovereignty informs Moro claims that southern rule preceded Philippine incorporation.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front: A Moro separatist organization formed after breaking from the MNLF in the late 1970s. Its armed campaign and negotiations became central to the later autonomy settlement.
Salamat Hashim: A Moro revolutionary leader who founded and led the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. He steered the MILF toward a distinct Islamist movement and negotiations with the Philippine state.
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: An autonomous region in the southern Philippines established in 2019 under the Bangsamoro Organic Law. It is the principal institutional outcome of negotiations aimed at resolving the Moro conflict.
Spanish colonization of the Philippines: Spain’s conquest and rule of the Philippine archipelago from the sixteenth century to 1898. Spanish campaigns against Muslim sultanates established a long history of resistance to outside rule.
Armed Forces of the Philippines: The military organization responsible for the Philippines’ national defense and military operations. Its counterinsurgency campaigns shaped the conflict’s battlefield dynamics and civilian displacement.

Linked from 6 pages