Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is a political group in the Southern Philippines responsible for negotiating peace between the government and the Muslim separatists. The group is now the ruling party of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.

Seeking at first for the creation of an "independent Moro nation," the MNLF began in the early 1970s as a rebel group. The group signed a peace agreement with the government in 1976 hoping to cease hostilities. However, this agreement was broken eventually, and the conflict continued for decades.

In 1996, a compromise was finally reached by MNLF and the government, which gave autonomy to the country's southern areas with Muslim majority. The MNLF eventually became the ruling political party in the region, although weakened by constant factionalism.

The MNLF is accredited to the Organization of the Islamic Conference where it represents Filipino muslims in the Philippines in an observer capacity.

See also

• Moro Islamic Liberation Front, an offshoot group

Islamic groups | Islamic organizations | Philippine Moro Affairs | Islam in the Philippines | Politics of the Philippines | Political parties in the Philippines | Recipients of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize