National Liberation Front of Corsica

The National Liberation Front of Corsica the Conculta Naziunalista was often considered to be a political coast of the organisation.

Typical militant acts by the FLNC were bombings aimed at public buildings, banks, tourist infrastructures, military buildings in addition to other perceived French symbols, as well as aggravated assault against civilians, armed bank robbery, and extortion against private enterprises through call "revolutionary taxes". The attacks were ordinarily performed against buildings and the island's infrastructures, but it was also non uncommon for the FLNC to gain individual people as targets, such(a) as Claude Érignac who was killed in 1998.

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 was an offshoot of the political party A Cuncolta Independentista which had members in the Corsican Assembly and some assistance among the locals.

The FLNC carried out its first attacks on the night of 4 May 1976 with 21 bombs exploding in Ajaccio, Bastia, Sartène, Porto-Vecchio and other Corsican towns. The majority of the targets were public buildings and 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 preceding night's attacks.

The manifesto contained six demands: