FLQ Manifesto

FLQ Manifesto

The FLQ Manifesto was a key document of the terrorist group the Front de Libération du Québec. On 8 October 1970, during the October Crisis, it was broadcast by CBC/Radio-Canada television as one of many demands required for the release of kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross.

External links

* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-71-101-613/conflict_war/october_crisis/ The English language broadcast of the Manifesto]
* [http://english.republiquelibre.org/manifesto-flq.html The translation of the Manifesto used in the English language broadcast]
* [http://history.cbc.ca/history/?MIval=EpisContent.html&series_id=1&episode_id=16&chapter_id=1&page_id=4&lang=E CBC—Canada: A People’s History]


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