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Donald David DeFreeze (November 16, 1943 – May 17, 1974), also known as Cinque Mtume and using the nom de guerre "General Field Marshal Cinque", was known as the "spokesman" of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a small, American far-left group that formed in Oakland, California in 1973.
The SLA formed after the escape from prison by Donald DeFreeze, who took the name "General Field Marshal Cinque". He had been serving five years to life for robbing a prostitute. DeFreeze took the name Cinque from the leader of the slave rebellion that took over the slave ship Amistad in 1839.
One black Vacaville prisoner, Donald DeFreeze, who was serving a sentence for armed robbery, formed a splinter group, Unisight, that became the basis for the S.L.A. Future S.L.A. members Angela...
Donald DeFreeze was the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a domestic terrorist group that kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974. Hearst joined the SLA and participated in a bank robbery, but was later captured by the FBI and pardoned by President Carter.
Jun 27, 2024 · Led by DeFreeze, an escaped convict and initially the only Black member of the group, the seven other members, who were white middle-class men and women, adopted Swahili names and took up arms for the self-styled Symbionese Federation.
Apr 28, 2017 · Donald DeFreeze was, like, a junior varsity George Jackson, a less compelling, less interesting, less intelligent figure in every respect. And he became the leader of the SLA.
May 23, 2005 · Guerrilla is a film about the Symbionese Liberation Army, a domestic terrorist group that kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974. It features an exclusive interview with S.L.A. founder Russ Little, who has never spoken publicly before.
