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Free Wales Army (Byddin Rhyddid Cymru)
Flag of the Free Wales Army
Leader	Julian Cayo-Evans
Dates of operation	1963–1969
Headquarters	Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales
Active regions	Wales
Ideology	Welsh independence

Welsh nationalism and republicanism
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Nationalism National identity Independence polling proposed referendum Devolution Nationalism Republicanism Irredentism Other movements Anti-British sentiment
Organisations AUOB Cymru Cymdeithas yr Iaith Free Wales Army Gwlad Labour for an Independent Wales Meibion Glyndŵr Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru Plaid Cymru Propel Welsh Football Fans for Independence YesCymru
History English rule in Wales Welsh rebellions against English rule Owain Glyndŵr Glyndŵr rebellion Cymru Fydd History of Plaid Cymru Covenant Society of the Free Welsh Tryweryn flooding Capel Celyn Cofiwch Dryweryn Penyberth RAF Penrhos Epynt clearance
Devolution Referendums 1979 1997 2011 Yes for Wales Proposed further devolution Proposed Welsh justice system Commission on Justice in Wales Proposed full fiscal powers
Politics In parliament Plaid Cymru politicians Plaid Ifanc Others Green Party Gwlad Propel Cymru Goch Forward Wales Plaid Glyndŵr Welsh Republican Movement Welsh Socialist Republican Movement Clear red water (of Welsh Labour)
Independence All Under One Banner Cymru Proposed referendum Opinion polling Welsh Football Fans for Independence Labour for an Independent Wales (within Welsh Labour) YesCymru Independent Nation: Should Wales Leave the UK?
Cultural The Bards of Wales Cymuned Welsh language activism Treachery of the Blue Books Welsh Not Welsh Language Society Welsh standard names Renames in Snowdonia Anti-English sentiment, and discrimination towards the Welsh National symbols of Wales flags
Militant Free Wales Army Meibion Glyndŵr Operation Tân Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru 1969 Abergele bombing 1986 Cardiff Temple of Peace bombing
Republicanism Opposition to the Prince of Wales title Opposition to Prince of Wales investiture Opposition to the 1996 investiture
Figures Plaid Cymru politicians Julian Cayo-Evans Charlotte Church Dennis Coslett Rhiannon Davies Jones Ithel Davies Dorothy Edwards (Welsh novelist) Henry William John Edwards Hywel Teifi Edwards Evan Vincent Evans Gwynfor Evans Eirwen Gwynn Emrys ap Iwan Carwyn James John Barnard Jenkins Julian Lewis Jones Michael D. Jones William Jones Saunders Lewis Emyr Llywelyn Laura McAllister J. E. Meredith Jan Morris John Osmond Arthur Owens Anne Penny William Price Michael Sheen R. S. Thomas Arthur Owen Vaughan Alice Matilda Langland Williams Gwyn A. Williams Orig Williams Rhydwen Williams T. Marchant Williams
Opposition Opposition to independence British nationalism
Category History Philosophy Politics Wales
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The Free Wales Army (FWA; Welsh: Byddin Rhyddid Cymru) was a Welsh nationalist paramilitary organisation formed in Lampeter in Ceredigion (formerly Cardiganshire) by Julian Cayo-Evans in 1963. Its objective was to establish an independent Welsh republic.