Catalan Liberation Front facts for kids
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Catalan Liberation Front
Front d'Alliberament de Catalunya
Front d'Alliberament Català |
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| Leader | Josep Digón i Balaguer Carles Garcia Solé Jordi Vera i Arús |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Dissolved | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Barcelona and Perpignan |
| Newspaper | Catalunya Roja |
| Armed wing | Organització Especial |
| Ideology | Catalan nationalism Catalan independence Communism Marxism-Leninism Antifascism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Political wing | Catalan Revolutionary Movement |
The Catalan Liberation Front (known in Catalan as Front d'Alliberament Català) was a group in Catalonia, Spain. It worked to make Catalonia an independent country, separate from Spain. The group was formed in 1969.
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What Was the Catalan Liberation Front?
The Catalan Liberation Front, often called FAC, was a group that wanted Catalonia to be an independent country. It was started in 1969 by people from two other groups: the Catalan National Council and the Working Youth of Catalan State.
At that time, Spain was ruled by a leader named Francisco Franco, and his government was called Francoist Spain. Soon after it began, FAC started taking actions against the Francoist government.
Changes and Challenges
In 1972, some members of FAC faced difficulties and were arrested. Because of this, many members of the group had to leave Spain. They went to places like Andorra, the Catalan region of France, and later to Brussels in Belgium.
While they were living outside Spain, the group's ideas changed. They started to follow a political idea called Marxism-Leninism, which is a type of Communism. They decided their goal was to create a Communist Party of Catalonia. These new ideas were officially agreed upon at their first big meeting in Brussels in 1973. FAC also began publishing its own newspaper called Catalunya Roja. In 1974, another group called Revolutionary Left joined FAC.
How the Group Operated
FAC had a special part of its group called the 'Special Organisation' (Organització Especial). This part of the group was responsible for carrying out actions.
In 1975, FAC faced more arrests and difficulties for its members. A part of the group then formed the Catalan Revolutionary Movement (MRC) in 1975. This new group worked to get public and legal support for the goals of FAC.
By 1977, both the Catalan Liberation Front (FAC) and the Catalan Revolutionary Movement (MRC) had stopped operating.
See also
In Spanish: Front d'Alliberament de Catalunya para niños
