Movement for the National Liberation of Kampuchea | |
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| Abbreviation | MOULINAKA |
| Leader | Kong Sileah(1979–1980) Nhem Sophon Prum Neakareach(1992-1998) |
| Founded | 1979; 47 years ago (1979) |
| Dissolved | 1998 |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Sihanoukism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | FUNCINPEC (1981–1992) |
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Later political career | ||
TheMOULINAKA (Khmer:ម៉ូលីណាកា;Mouvement pour la Liberation Nationale du Kampuchea;Movement for the National Liberation ofKampuchea) was a pro-Sihanouk military organization formed in August 1979 by an armed group on theThai-Cambodian border.
MOULINAKA was formed on August 31, 1979, byKong Sileah, a Naval Captain during theKhmer Republic who had been inFrance, after he refused GeneralDien Del's offer to join other border warlords in forming theKhmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF). Sileah wanted a united organisation instead of a front, as well as a unified command structure. It was the first resistance group to pledge loyalty to PrinceNorodom Sihanouk, later becoming the military wing of hisFUNCINPEC party. MOULINAKA received most of its backing fromFrench-based Cambodian exiles and its support base was in therefugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border, principallyNong Chan Refugee Camp nearAranyaprathet.[1] The MOULINAKA was the forerunner of the more recognized umbrella organization ANS orArmée Nationale Sihanoukiste.[2]
Sileah died at age 45 on August 16, 1980, apparently ofmalaria, and paratroop colonelNhem Sophon took over sole control of MOULINAKA.[3] GeneralIn Tam later took charge of military operations of the ANS.[4] He was succeeded in 1985 by Sihanouk's son,Norodom Ranariddh.
In 1992, a splinter group from the FUNCINPEC party, the MOULINAKA Nakator-Sou (Kampuchean Freedom Fighter Party) was formed by Prum Neakaareach. The party took part in the 1993 elections and won one seat inKampong Cham but was dissolved in 1998 due to infighting.
MOULINAKA also joinedHun Sen'sCambodian People's Party (CPP) after the 1993 elections, dealing a blow to FUNCINPEC, for they had both previously fought together against thePRK/SOC Pro-Hanoi regime, and because FUNCINPEC had given the MOULINAKA a government position at their own expense.[5]
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