huk
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- noun
- Philippine
- After the war, security assistance continued, especially in the years battling with the Huk guerrillas, but Filipino forces served in Korea and Vietnam as well.
- Huk guerrillas
- defeat of the Huk
- Huk resistance
Examples
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For example, in the Philippines in 1951, the decision by Defense Minister Ramon Magsaysay to have the Filipino military guarantee the honesty of the 1951 elections was a crucial factor in defeating the Communist Huk guerrillas.
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In the 1950s, the British used it successfully in Malaya, as did the Filipinos against the Huk insurgents.
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Destructive burning of cane fields was a common occurrence, a tool of protest that continued to be used during the Huk Rebellion of 1946-1954 (Kerkvliet 1977, 37).
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During the post-war period, many Huk members continued their struggle for land rights in the Philippines.
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The government launched a campaign to dismantle the remaining Huk strongholds in the countryside.
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Reports about the Huk guerrillas indicated that their influence was diminishing after the crackdown.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Huk is short for the Filipino group Hukbalahap, whose full name meant 'people's army against the Japanese', so a huk is a member of that guerrilla movement.