Central African National Liberation Movement
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Central African National Liberation Movement (in French
: Mouvement Centrafricain de Libération Nationale), was a political opposition movement in the Central African Republic
. MCLN was led by Dr. Rodolphe Iddi Lala. Lala had been expelled from Abel Goumba
's FPO in 1980.
MCLN created a military wing, Forces Armées de Libération Militaire.
On July 14, 1981 MCLN bombed a popular movie theatre in Bangui
. Three people were killed and several others injured. MCLN took responsibility for the act and claimed that such attacks would only be stopped if French troops withdrew. The regime answered by banning MCLN and several other (more peaceful) opposition groups.
MCLN was supported by Libya
. Claimed links to MCLN was often used by the regime to dislegimitize the major opposition forces in the country.
Source: O'Toole, Thomas. The Central African Republic: The Continent's Hidden Heart. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Mouvement Centrafricain de Libération Nationale), was a political opposition movement in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
. MCLN was led by Dr. Rodolphe Iddi Lala. Lala had been expelled from Abel Goumba
Abel Goumba
Abel Nguéndé Goumba was a Central African political figure...
's FPO in 1980.
MCLN created a military wing, Forces Armées de Libération Militaire.
On July 14, 1981 MCLN bombed a popular movie theatre in Bangui
Bangui
-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...
. Three people were killed and several others injured. MCLN took responsibility for the act and claimed that such attacks would only be stopped if French troops withdrew. The regime answered by banning MCLN and several other (more peaceful) opposition groups.
MCLN was supported by Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. Claimed links to MCLN was often used by the regime to dislegimitize the major opposition forces in the country.
Source: O'Toole, Thomas. The Central African Republic: The Continent's Hidden Heart. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986.