Liberation Front of Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde "Movimento de Libertação da Guiné Portuguesa", MLGP) Its life was short due to internal conflict and it was soon replaced by the United Liberation Front ("Front Uni de Libération", FUL), a predecessor of the Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea ("Frente de Luta Pela Independencia Nacional da Guine-Bissau", FLING) Liberation Front of Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde The Liberation Front of Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: "Frente de Libertação da Guiné Portuguesa e Cabo Verde", FLGC) was a militant political party in Guinea-Bissau, then part of Portuguese Guinea, formed to seek independence from Portugal. It was established
Santiago, Cape Verde 19th century resulted in an economic crisis, and the growing port of Mindelo on São Vicente replaced Praia as the most important port. With few natural resources and inadequate sustainable investment from the Portuguese, the citizens grew increasingly discontented with the colonial masters, who nevertheless refused to provide the local authorities with more autonomy. The island population were disadvantaged by the Portuguese colonial system and supported Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde and the independence of 1975. Santiago is the largest island of Cape Verde, with an area of . It is