This article is about the Moro National Liberation Front led by Nur Misuari. For later factions, see Moro National Liberation Front (disambiguation).The Moro National Liberation Front or Mindanao National Liberation Front (MNLF) is a secessionist political organization in the Philippines that was founded by Nur Misuari in 1969. The MNLF struggled against the Philippine Government (GPH) to achieve independence of the Bangsamoro Land (or Bangsamoro Nation, or Mindanao Nation).