Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea
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The Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea is a political movement in Guinea-Bissau
. FLING was founded in 1962 in Dakar
by sections that opposed the Marxist doctrine of Amílcar Cabral
and the PAIGC. FLING participated in the national liberation struggle against the Portuguese
colonial rule. In the international arena, FLING maintained relations to social democratic groups.
The national trade union federation União General dos Trabalhadores de Guiné Bissau was linked to FLING in the pre-independence period.
FLING based its support amongst the Manjaco people.
After 1991 FLING could participate openly in national politics as an opposition party. It merged into the Plataforma Unida coalition.
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
. FLING was founded in 1962 in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
by sections that opposed the Marxist doctrine of Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician. Also known by his nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence...
and the PAIGC. FLING participated in the national liberation struggle against the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
colonial rule. In the international arena, FLING maintained relations to social democratic groups.
The national trade union federation União General dos Trabalhadores de Guiné Bissau was linked to FLING in the pre-independence period.
FLING based its support amongst the Manjaco people.
After 1991 FLING could participate openly in national politics as an opposition party. It merged into the Plataforma Unida coalition.