The Galician National-Popular Assembly (AN-PG, ''Asemblea Nacional-Popular Galega'' in Galician language) was suprapartisan umbrella organization established in 1975 created to coordinate various political ''fronts'' of the

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movement.

History

The principles of the AN-PG were

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, self-government, anti-colonialism,

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and the promoting the creation of Galician political forces and had as it main objective the formation of a Galician

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after getting power. The AN-PG used the

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as its

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and organized protests on July 25, considered as "

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" or the "Day of the Galician Fatherland". The AN-PG held its first plenary in April 1976, which resulted in the split of a sector that considered the AN-PG excessively linked to the

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(UPG). This sector was the Galician People's Assembly. In the III Plenary held in October 1977 the AN-PG approved its statutes, in which the organization was defined as "interclassist,

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organization directed by a collegiate secretary," in which

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served as

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. After the municipal elections of 1979, the AN-PG was restructured to promote greater coordination among its counselors, creating local assemblies. In 1981 it suffered a major internal crisis that marked the celebration of V Plenary in March 1982, which led to the departure of the organization of two members of the National Direction and a group of 50 militants. Finally, in the last plenary of the organization there were calls for a reformulation of the organizational model. The journey of the AN-PG ended in the same 1982, leading to the formation of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). The AN-PG was opposed to the introduction of a

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for

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, that was considered a

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that had to achieve

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through constitutional grounds. The Cultural Front AN-PG was one of the most active sections of the AN-PG, where people like Darius Xohán Cabana, Manuel María, or Xesús Picouto Emiliano Vázquez. The Cultural Front of the AN-PG was one of the most active sections of the Assembly, with members like

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, Manuel María, Emiliano Picouto or Xesús Vázquez.

References

*Fernández Baz, M. A. (2003). ''A formación do nacionalismo galego contemporáneo (1963-1984)''. Santiago de Compostela: Laiovento. {{Galician nationalism, state=collapsed 1975 establishments in Spain 1982 disestablishments in Spain Anti-fascist organisations in Spain Defunct socialist parties in Galicia (Spain) Galician nationalist parties Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties disestablished in 1982 Political parties established in 1975 Secessionist organizations in Europe