FLQ
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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The assailants belonged to the Front de Libération du Québec, or FLQ, a militant group that called for the independence of their Francophone province in eastern Canada.
From Washington Post
Founded in 1962, the FLQ sought to exacerbate tensions between a disproportionately affluent anglophone minority, and the working-class francophone majority.
From The Guardian
On 5 October 1970, FLQ militants disguised as delivery men kidnapped the British trade commissioner, James Cross.
From The Guardian
Later that month, nearly 3,000 people attended an FLQ rally in Montreal.
From The Guardian
“If not, there could have been street demonstrations with thousands supporting the FLQ. You would have had rioting, bloodshed and chaos.”
From The Guardian
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