The Nationalist Canarian Assembly ( es, Asamblea Canaria Nacionalista; ''ACAN'') was a nationalist political party in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
founded in 1987, as a coalition of
Canarian Assembly and Canarian Nationalist Left.
History
ACAN was founded in 1987, being originally a coalition of
Canarian Assembly (AC) and
Canarian Nationalist Left
Canarian Nationalist Left ( es, Izquierda Nacionalista Canaria, INC) was a Canarian left-wing nationalist political party operating in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a ...
(INC). In 1989 the two parties fully merged and ACAN became a political party.
In 1991 ACAN merged with the
Canarian United Left and the Left Nationalists Union to form a new political party,
Nationalist Canarian Initiative
The Nationalist Canarian Initiative ( es, Iniciativa Canaria Nacionalista; ICAN), initially called Canarian Initiative ( es, Iniciativa Canaria), was a nationalist political party in the Canary Islands founded in 1991.
History
ICAN was founded in ...
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See also
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Canarian nationalism
Canarian nationalism is a political movement that encourages the national consciousness of the Canarian people. The term includes several ideological trends, ranging from the right to self-determination (and complete independence from Spain) to a ...
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Canarian Coalition
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Canarian People's Union
The Canarian People's Union ( es, Unión del Pueblo Canario, UPC) was a left-wing nationalist political coalition operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism. It was a coalition between variou ...
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Defunct nationalist parties in Spain
Defunct socialist parties in Spain
Political parties in the Canary Islands
Political parties established in 1989
Canarian nationalist parties
Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain
1987 establishments in Spain