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as they gain no direct material benefit from being involved in a conflict, though they may have no personal reason for being involved. Thus they are not considered mercenaries under the Geneva Convention and thus may in certain circumstances be protected by it (Mercenaries are not protected under the
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in Uganda, which were considered freedom fighters by supporters. However, a person who is campaigning for freedom through peaceful means may still be classed as a freedom fighter, though in common usage they are called
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Generally speaking, freedom fighters are people who use physical force to cause a change in the political and or social order. Notable examples include
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Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?
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tries to avoid the phrases "terrorist" or "freedom fighter", except in attributed quotes, in favor of more neutral terms such as "
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rebellion, rather than those who campaign for freedom by peaceful means (though they may use the title in its literal sense).
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or otherwise perceived to be under the influence of the Soviet Union, including the
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People who are described as "freedom fighters" are often also referenced as
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The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War
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Index

Freedom Fighter
Freedom Fighters (disambiguation)

Afghan mujahideen
armed
George Carlin
uMkhonto we Sizwe
Sons of Liberty
American Revolution
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
National Resistance Army
political activists
Black Consciousness Movement
Indian government
country's independence movement
assassins
rebels
insurgents
terrorists
aphorism
Cold War
Hungarian rebels
Ronald Reagan
America's support
communist states
Contras
Nicaragua

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