Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

For other uses, see MLEC.

The Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (Portuguese: Movimento para a Libertação do Encrave de Cabinda; French: Mouvement de Libération de l'Enclave du Cabinda; MLEC) is a defunct, separatist organization that campaigned for the independence of Cabinda province from Portugal. MLEC merged with the Action Committee of the Cabinda National Union(which was originally a faction of MLEC) and the Mayombe National Alliance in 1963 to form the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda. Cabinda is now a province and an exclave of Angola.^[1]

Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

Portuguese: Movimento para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda French: Mouvement de Libération de l'Enclave du Cabinda
Abbreviation	MLEC
Merged into	Action Committee of the Cabinda National Union and Mayombe National Alliance
Successor	Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Formation	1961
Merger of	1963
Purpose	Cabinda province separatism
Location	Angola