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Zaire-DRC

The majority of the materials in this collection articulate the viewpoints of the FLNC, the Congolese National Liberation Front, founded in 1968. The FNLC declares itself for the continuation of the objectives of Patrice Lumumba, which are: National unity of the Congo, genuine national independence- economically, politically, and socially- and unflinching opposition to the neo-colonial regime of General Mobuto Sese Seko. To release these goals, the FLNC has chosen a protracted, popular armed struggle. The collection contains solidarity materials, speeches, pamphlets, periodicals and background information on the Congo and the history and political program of the FLNC.

Documents

4 Documents Found
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FLNC Comite Central Communique

Date: 3/18/1984Volume Number: 18-MarFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Zaire-DRC

Re: the coalition of national unity

The Question of Zaire Congo: The History of the 1977-78 Uprising in the Congo

Publisher: John Brown Book Club; Prarie Fire Organization CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: Zaire-DRC

documents of Congolese National Liberation Front Message from U.S. Representative, Congolese National Liberation Front (FNLC) Serge Mukendi; press release Mar. 8, 1978; press release Mar. 18, 1978; press release Sept. 26, 1978; external delegation of FLNC, Nov. 9, 1978; external delegation FLNC Nov. 11, 1978; external delegation FLNC 1981; statutes of the Congolese National Liberation Front (FLNC)