The Republic of Cabinda (Ibinda: kia Kabinda Kilansi) is a self-proclaimed state whose government consists of members of the Civil Society of Cabinda and members of the FLEC and FAC movements, which requires the sovereignty of the Angolan province of Cabinda as an independent state.
| unrecognized state | |||||
| Cabinda | |||||
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| kia Kabinda Kilansi | |||||
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| Capital | Cabinda | ||||
The government is currently in exile with offices located in Paris and Pointe Noire. [1] The Prime Minister is Joel Batila.
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History
Until May 15, 1920, Cabinda was a Portuguese protectorate known as the Portuguese Congo , after which it was annexed to a colony in Portuguese West Africa (Angola). During the Portuguese colonial regime, the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (FLEK) fought for the independence of Cabinda from the Portuguese. On August 1, 1975, independence was proclaimed. FLEC formed an interim government led by Enrik Tiagu. Luis Ranke Franke was elected President.
In January 1975, representatives of the three liberation movements of Angola (MPLA, FNLA and UNITA) met with the Portuguese in Alvor, Portugal, to establish methods for the transition to independence, FLEC representatives were not invited there. An agreement in Alvor was signed, with the independence of Angola being established, and Cabinda declared part of it. After Angolan independence was realized in November 1975, forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) invaded Cabinda with the support of troops from Cuba. The MPLA overthrew the interim FLEC government and incorporated Cabinda into Angola.
For most of the 1970s and 1980s, the FLEC led a low-intensity guerrilla warfare, attacking the Communist forces of the MPLA regime, targeting economic targets, and abducting foreign workers working in oil and construction firms.
Following the end of the Angolan civil war in 2002, a new attempt was made to declare independence with the creation of a government in exile.
In July 2006, after the armistice negotiations, Antonio Bento Bembe, as president of the Cabinda Forum for Dialogue and Peace, vice president and FLEC business manager, announced that the forces of the Cabdan separatists were ready to declare a truce. The peace treaty was signed. The FLEC-FAC from Paris claims that Bembé has no authority or mandate to negotiate with the Angolans and that the only acceptable solution is complete independence. The agreement, signed by Antonio Bento Bemb, was not recognized by either FLEC or Cabinda Civil Society.
On January 8, 2010, local separatists from the FLEC-PM organization fired on a bus with players from the Togo national football team . They were heading to the Africa Cup . As a result of the attack, for which the insurgent group of Kabinda claimed responsibility, the assistant coach, team spokesman and bus driver were killed; two football players were seriously injured. National team star Emmanuel Adebayor was not injured.