'People's Army Against The Japanese'), better known by the acronym Hukbalahap, was a Filipino communist guerrilla movement formed by the farmers of Central Luzon. They were originally formed to fight the Japanese, but extended their fight into a rebellion against the Philippine government, known as the Hukbalahap rebellion in 1946.

The Hukbalahap rebellion was a rebellion staged in the Philippines by former Hukbalahap or Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (lit. 'People's Anti-Japanese Army') soldiers against the Philippine government. It started in 1946 after the independence of the Philippines from the United States, and ended in 1954 under the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay.

Hukbalahap Rebellion, (1946–54), Communist-led peasant uprising in central Luzon, Philippines. The name of the movement is a Tagalog acronym for Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon, which means “People’s Anti-Japanese Army.”

Aug 23, 2019 · The Hukbalahap were a Filipino guerrilla group, fighting against the Philippine government and their Japanese oppressors of the time. The roots of the rebellion began in the year 1942, when Japanese troops first invaded the Philippines. The Huks had a continued presence during the reign of President Manuel Roxas.

Under relentless pressure from President Ramon Magsaysay’s counterguerrilla forces, Philippine Communist Leader Luis Taruc surrendered a decade ago and accepted amnesty, ceding command of 56,000...

The Hukbalahap Rebellion, also called HUK REBELLION (1946-54), was a Communist-led peasant uprising in central Luzon, Philippines. The name of the movement is a Tagalog acronym for Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon, which means "People's Anti-Japanese Army."

The Hukbalahap Movement was a communist uprising formed by Filipino peasants with the intent to overthrow the Philippines' new independent government. The socialist-communist movement had originally formed to fight the Japanese forces in Central Luzon.

Continued landlord- and police-instigated violence against peasant activities, including the murder of PKM leader Juan Feleo in August 1946, provoked the Huk veterans to dig up their weapons and incite a rebellion in the Central Luzon provinces.

Jan 21, 2024 · The Hukbalahap Rebellion, also known as the Huk Rebellion, was a peasant movement and communist insurgency that took place in the Philippines from 1946 to 1954. When did the Hukbalahap Rebellion start and end?

Jan 8, 2024 · The Hukbalahap Rebellion was a peasant uprising in the Philippines from 1946 to 1954. The rebellion was led by the Hukbalahap movement, which originated as a guerrilla group fighting against the Japanese during World War II.