Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda explained

Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Native Name:pt|Movimento para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda
fr|Mouvement de Libération de l'Enclave du Cabinda
Abbreviation:MLEC
Merged:Action Committee of the Cabinda National Union and Mayombe National Alliance
Successor:Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Formation:1961
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Merger:1963
Purpose:Cabinda province separatism
Location Country:Angola
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The Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (pt|Movimento para a Libertação do Encrave de Cabinda; fr|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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mullen, J. Atticus Ryan. Christopher A. Mullen. 1997. Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization, Yearbook 1997. 57.