The origins of the MAC lay in the 1960 independence of the Belgian Congo and the resulting Congo Crisis which saw the vast majority of white colonials, who were largely French-speaking, return to Belgium.[1] From within this group a number of extremist organisation began to grow up, most notably the Comité d'Action et de Défense des Belges d'Afrique (CADBA or Committee for Action and the Defence of African Belgians), which had worked against the decolonization of the Belgian Congo. When this aim was not forthcoming (and became increasingly undesirable due to the trouble in Congo and the return of most Belgians) CADBA reinvented itself as the MAC, becoming more of an extremist white armed group. A minor movement, it worked with Jeune Europe domestically, as well as the British Union Movement and the Organisation armée secrète in France and was a founder member of the National Party of Europe.
Bibliographyedit
G. Desolre, 'The Far Right in Belgium: The Double Track', L. Cheles, R. Ferguson & M. Vaughan (eds.), The Far Right in Western & Eastern Europe, London: Longman, 1995, pp. 245–57
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^Paul Hainsworth, The Extreme Right in Europe and the USA, Pinter, 1992, p. 130
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mouvement, action, civique, minor, right, political, movement, belgium, during, 1960s, leaderjean, thiriartdaniel, féretfounded1960dissolved1962preceded, bycommittee, action, defence, african, belgianssucceeded, byjeune, europeideologypro, colonial, empirewhit. Mouvement d Action Civique was a minor far right political movement in Belgium during the 1960s Mouvement d Action CiviqueLeaderJean ThiriartDaniel FeretFounded1960Dissolved1962Preceded byCommittee for Action and the Defence of African BelgiansSucceeded byJeune EuropeIdeologyPro colonial empireWhite nationalismEuropean nationalismJacobinism citation needed Political positionFar rightContinental affiliationNational Party of EuropePolitics of BelgiumPolitical partiesElections The origins of the MAC lay in the 1960 independence of the Belgian Congo and the resulting Congo Crisis which saw the vast majority of white colonials who were largely French speaking return to Belgium 1 From within this group a number of extremist organisation began to grow up most notably the Comite d Action et de Defense des Belges d Afrique CADBA or Committee for Action and the Defence of African Belgians which had worked against the decolonization of the Belgian Congo When this aim was not forthcoming and became increasingly undesirable due to the trouble in Congo and the return of most Belgians CADBA reinvented itself as the MAC becoming more of an extremist white armed group A minor movement it worked with Jeune Europe domestically as well as the British Union Movement and the Organisation armee secrete in France and was a founder member of the National Party of Europe Bibliography editG Desolre The Far Right in Belgium The Double Track L Cheles R Ferguson amp M Vaughan eds The Far Right in Western amp Eastern Europe London Longman 1995 pp 245 57References edit Paul Hainsworth The Extreme Right in Europe and the USA Pinter 1992 p 130 nbsp This article about a political organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mouvement d 27Action Civique amp oldid 1194102955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
