The Baloch Students Organization-Awami or BSO-Awami was founded in 1972, when it split from the
Baloch Students Organization (BSO). It supported
Baluch People's Liberation Front, a militant organization in
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
against Pakistani control. The organisation was
Marxist-Leninist in its ideology. It was against the sardari system in Balochistan.
Taj Baloch was the first chairman. He is currently in the government service. Abdul Nabi Bangulzai, a guerilla leader, was the second chairman. The third chairman was Mulla Baksh Dasthi. He was killed by unknown gunmen in 2011.
BNSO, (Baloch National Students Organization) is led by AasKaan Baloch.
References
Further reading
* Adnan Amir
Resistance and Splits Mark the Story of BSO Viewpoint, 19 June 2014.
* Albert J. Jongman, Alex Peter Schmid
Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, & Literature
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Baloch nationalist militant groups
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