Forças Armadas de Cabinda
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The Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) or Armed Forces of Cabinda is the armed wing of the political Cabindan nationalist group the Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC, Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda).
The goal of the FAC is the independence
of the enclave of Cabinda from the occupation of the MPLA of Angola
. Founded in 1969, the FAC bases its claim for Cabindan independence on the fact that Cabinda is geographically discontiguous from Angola.
Still today the FLEC-FAC army, constituted by civilian volunteer rebels
, fights towards the independence of Cabinda, against the MPLA forces.
The FAC contents that colonial Portuguese
documents prove that Cabinda is not part of Angola's administrative borders.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/cabindalivre/documentos.html&date=2009-10-25+16:48:22
The goal of the FAC is the independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
of the enclave of Cabinda from the occupation of the MPLA of Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. Founded in 1969, the FAC bases its claim for Cabindan independence on the fact that Cabinda is geographically discontiguous from Angola.
Still today the FLEC-FAC army, constituted by civilian volunteer rebels
Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...
, fights towards the independence of Cabinda, against the MPLA forces.
The FAC contents that colonial Portuguese
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
documents prove that Cabinda is not part of Angola's administrative borders.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/cabindalivre/documentos.html&date=2009-10-25+16:48:22