Liberation Front of Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde 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 in Dakar in 1960 by Amilcar Cabral and Henri Labėry from an amalgamation of the Liberation Movement of Portuguese Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands (French:"Mouvement de Liberation de la Guinee Portugaise et des Iles du Cap Vert", MLGCV) with other groups such as the Liberation Movement of Portuguese Guinea (Portuguese:
Cape Verde designation "Cabo Verde" would henceforth be used for official purposes, such as at the United Nations, even in English contexts. Cape Verde is a member of the African Union. The name of the country stems from the nearby Cap-Vert, on the Senegalese coast. In 1444, Portuguese explorers had named that landmark as "Cabo Verde," a few years before they discovered the islands ("Verde" is Portuguese for "green"). On 24 October 2013, the country's delegation announced at the United Nations that the official name should no longer be translated into other languages. Instead of "Cape Verde", the designation "Republic of Cabo