National Liberation Front of Corsica - Foundation and Objectives

Foundation and Objectives

The FLNC was created from a merger of Ghjustizia Paolina and the Fronte Paesanu Corsu di Liberazione, the two largest Corsican armed organizations. It is an off-shoot of the political party A Cuncolta Independentista which has members in the Corsican Assembly and some support with the Corsican people.

The FLNC carried out its first attacks on the night of 4 May 1976 with 21 bombs exploding in Ajaccio, Bastia, Sartene, Porto Vecchio and other towns. The majority of the targets were public buildings and the offices of estate agents. On 5 May the FLNC formally announced its existence when it issued a bilingual manifesto which also claimed responsibility for the previous night's attacks.

The manifesto contained six demands:

• The recognition of the National Right of the Corsican people.
• The removal of all instruments of French colonialism – including the French Army and the colonists.
• The setting up of a popular democratic government which would express the will and the needs of the Corsican people.
• The confiscation of colonial estates.
• Agrarian reform to fulfill the aspirations of farmers, workers and intellectuals and rid the country of all forms of exploitation.
• The right to self-determination of the Corsican people.