National Liberation Front of Corsica | |
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Fronte di liberazione naziunale di a Corsica Front de libération nationale corse | |
Dates of operation | 4 May 1976 – active |
Active regions | Corsica, France French mainland |
Ideology | Corsican nationalism Anti-French sentiment Anti-semitism (alleged)[1][2][3] Environmentalism Secessionism Factions: Left-wing nationalism Right-wing nationalism |
Slogan | A Francia Fora ! (France out!)[4] |
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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 name used by many militant groups that advocate an independent state on the island of Corsica, separate from France. The organisations are primarily present in Corsica and less so on the French mainland. A Conculta Naziunalista was often considered to be the political wing of the original organisation.[7]
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.