The Action Committee of the Cabinda National Union ( pt, Comitê d'Acção de União Nacional Cabindesa; CAUNC) is a defunct, separatist organization that campaigned for the independence of
Cabinda province
Cabinda (formerly called Portuguese Congo, kg, Kabinda) is an exclave and province of Angola in Africa, a status that has been disputed by several political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda, known locall ...
from
Portugal
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. CAUNC merged with the
Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
The Movement for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda ( pt, Movimento para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda; french: Mouvement de Libération de l'Enclave du Cabinda; MLEC) is a defunct, separatist organization that campaigned for the ind ...
(MLEC) and the
Mayombe National Alliance The Mayombe National Alliance ( pt, Aliança Nacional do Mayombe; ALLIAMA) is a defunct, separatist organization that campaigned for the independence of Cabinda province from Portugal. ALLIAMA merged with the Action Committee of the Cabinda Nationa ...
in 1963 to form the
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda ( pt, Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda, FLEC) is a guerrilla and political movement fighting for the independence of the Angolan province of Cabinda.AlʻAmin Mazrui, Ali. ...
(FLEC). Cabinda is now a province and an
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
of
Angola
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See also
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1960s in Angola
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Angolan War of Independence
The Angolan War of Independence (; 1961–1974), called in Angola the ("Armed Struggle of National Liberation"), began as an uprising against forced cultivation of cotton, and it became a multi-faction struggle for the control of Portugal ...
References
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Rebel groups in Angola
National liberation movements in Africa
Cabinda independence movement