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Congolese National Liberation Front

political party, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also known as: FLNC, Front de la Libération Nationale Congolaise

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history of Congo

In Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mobutu’s regime
…country’s main opposition movement, the Congolese National Liberation Front (Front de la Libération Nationale Congolaise; FLNC), operating from Angola, launched two major invasions into Shaba (which Katanga was called from 1972 to 1997). On both occasions external intervention by friendly governments—primarily Morocco in 1977 and France in 1978—saved the day,…
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