National Liberation Front of Corsica

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The National Liberation Front of Corsica is a Corsican militant separatist organization known for its armed campaign for Corsican independence from France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf militant separatist organization
terrorist organization
underground organization
activityPeriod 1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
announcedCeasefire 2014
announcedEndOfArmedStruggle 2014
conflict Corsican conflict
country France
countryOfOperation France
designatedAsTerroristBy European Union
France
United States
goal creation of an independent Corsican state
defense of Corsican identity
independence of Corsica from France
hasFaction FLNC-Canal habituel
FLNC-Canal historique
ideology Corsican nationalism
independence movement
separatism
inception 1976
method armed struggle
attacks on property
bombings
intimidation
movement Corsican nationalist movement
nativeLabel Front de libération nationale de la Corse
notableFor armed campaign for Corsican independence
attacks on holiday homes and state property
campaign of bombings in Corsica
opposedTo French central government
French state
linked to: France
opposes French control over Corsica
politicalPosition nationalist
separatist
primaryAreaOfOperations Corsica
region Corsica
seeksIndependenceFrom France
shortName FLNC
startTime 1970s
status armed group
illegal organization
usesLanguage Corsican
French

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corsican nationalism hasPoliticalWing Corsica Libera
linked to: National Liberation Front of Corsica
Corsican nationalism hasMilitantWing National Liberation Front of Corsica
FLNC fullName Front de Libération Nationale Corse
linked to: National Liberation Front of Corsica
National Liberation Front of Corsica nativeLabel Front de libération nationale de la Corse
linked to: National Liberation Front of Corsica