| National Liberation Front of Corsica | |
|---|---|
| Fronte di liberazione naziunale di a Corsica Front de libération nationale corse | |
 The FLNC has frequently used a Corsican flag along with their wordmark in sans-serif letters. In photo shoots, they will usually feature a Corsican flag in the background, along with a table, draped in white cloth with their wordmark prominently displayed. | |
| Dates of operation | 4 May 1976 – active |
| Active regions | Corsica, France French mainland |
| Ideology | Corsican nationalism Anti-French sentiment Environmentalism Secessionism Factions: Left-wing nationalism Right-wing nationalism |
| Slogan | À populu fattu, bisogna à marchja (to people done, it is needed to march) |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Corsican conflict |
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 politico-military organization founded in 1976 that advocates an independent state on the island of Corsica, separated from France.[3] The FLNC has been one united organization from 1976 to 1990. In 1990, it split into two factions of comparable size : FLNC-Canal Habituel (whose political party is MPA) and FLNC-Canal Historique (whose political party is a Cuncolta Naziunalista). Both factions had war between each other and a few dozens nationalists died between 1993 and 1996. Then, there were new merging processes and new splits.[4][5] In the 2020s, there are still two active and serious FLNCs : the FLNC-Union des Combattants and the FLNC du 22 Octobre. They both signed statements together to revendicate armed actions and to give strategical instructions to the Corsican nationalists. The political party Nazione was founded in 2024 with the support of the FLNC. It is led by Petr'Antu Tomasi, Ghjuvan-Guidu Talamoni and Josepha Giacometti-Piredda, with the participation of the former FLNC political prisoner during 24 years, Carlu Santoni.[6][7] The FLNC has been active in Corsica but also in French mainland (bombings against the city house of Bordeaux, oil infrastructures in Marseille or in Île de France, shootings on the Iranian embassy in Paris).[8]
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".[9] 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 Pierre-Jean Massimi or le Docteur Lafay.
- ^ The Corsican Time-Bomb, p. 141, Robert Ramsay, UK: Manchester University Press, 1983. ISBN 0-7190-0893-X
- ^ "Corsican nationalists warn jihadists of tough response". BBC News. 28 July 2016.
- ^ Jean-Pierre Santini, "FLNC : de l'ombre à la lumière, L'Harmattan, Paris, 2000"
- ^ Pantaléon Alessandri, "Indépendantiste Corse", Calmann-Levy, Paris, 2002"
- ^ Deviens Qui Tu Es (21 July 2020). Génération FLNC : les années de plomb. Retrieved 16 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Petru-Antone Tomasi : "Le FLNC a la légitimité pour intervenir dans le débat" - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ irrintzi films (17 July 2024). TEASSER - RESISTENZA - CORSICA. Retrieved 16 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Alain Orsoni, "Le maquis ardent", Gawsewitch Jean-Claude, Paris, 2011"
- ^ Glen109 (4 September 2021). Génération FLNC - 1ère partie - Les années romantiques. Retrieved 16 October 2024 – via YouTube.
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