National Liberation Front of Corsica
Corsican nationalist militant organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Liberation Front of Corsica (Corsican: Fronte di liberazione naziunale di a Corsica or Fronte di liberazione naziunale corsu; French: Front de libération nationale corse, abbreviated FLNC) is a militant group that advocates an independent state on the island of Corsica, separate from France. The organisation was primarily present in Corsica and less so on the French mainland. A Conculta Naziunalista was often considered to be the political wing of the organisation.[6]
National Liberation Front of Corsica | |
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Fronte di liberazione naziunale di a Corsica Front de libération nationale corse | |
Dates of operation | c. 1974 – active |
Active regions | Corsica, France French mainland |
Ideology | Corsican nationalism Anti-French sentiment Anti-Imperialism Anti-Colonialism Secessionism Anti-semitism (alleged)[1][2][3] Factions: Left-wing nationalism Marxism |
Slogan | A Francia Fora ! (France out!)[4] |
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Battles and wars | Corsican conflict |
Typical militant acts by the FLNC were bombings aimed at public buildings, banks, tourist infrastructure, military buildings and other perceived French symbols, in addition to aggravated assault against civilians, armed bank robbery, and extortion against private enterprises through so-called "revolutionary taxes". The attacks were usually performed against buildings and the island's infrastructures, but it was also not uncommon for the FLNC to have individual people as targets, such as Claude Érignac who was killed in 1998.