The Libyan National Movement was established in December 1980, by opponents of Muammar Gaddafi's government.[1] The founder of the organization was the Ba'athist lawyer 'Umran Burweiss.[2] Muftah Lamlum is the general secretary of the Libyan National Movement.[3] Politically, the Libyan National Movement has a left-wing nationalist with a Ba'athist orientation.[4] The organization operates in exile, primarily amongst Libyans in Europe, during the mid-1980s it was active amongst students abroad.[2][4] The publication of the organization was called Sawt at-Talia ('Voice of the Vanguard').