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There's no FLA anymore and for a long time now (at least that I know of).
Most of the FLA members regrouped in the PDA,
Partido Democrático do Atlântico, a national party.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Aug 1999
The F.L.A. was a movement that essentially grew out of fear of a Communist
takeover of the country [in 1974-1976].
José A. Afonso, 09 Aug 1999
And essentially there was the hand of the CIA behind
it to protect the american interests in the Lajes airfield in island Terceira.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Aug 1999
The Frente de Libertação dos Açores has a flag that is somewhat different
than the one approved for use in the region by the Portuguese
Parlament. Keeping in mind that I haven't seen this flag in several years, the bird
that I can recall is pictured all in gold and with the wings folded down, with the 9
stars (which represent the 9 islands) in a semi-circle below.
José A. Afonso, 09 Aug 1999, 10 Aug 1999
As far as I know, there were several variations of this flag. In some the blue was
darker than in others and in some the stars where arranged as a map of the islands and
not as a semi-circle.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Aug 1999
This flag is listed under number 17 at the chart Flags
of Aspirant Peoples [eba94] as:
«Azores islands (Azores Liberation Front) - Island district, Portugal».
Vertical blue-white (1/3,2/3). A golden eagle [no white head!] with hooked
wings and nine golden stars.
Ivan Sache, 15 Sep 1999
Goshwawks (Accipiter gentilis — açores, in Portuguese) are greyish with dark spots and and “coat”, and buzzards (Buteo buteo, originally mistook for goshawks thus naming the islans) is brown overall. (In Azores and Madeira, this bird is known locally as Queimado, but the “correct” name in Portuguese is Águia-de-asa-redonda.) The regional flag shows the bird in a dark golden shade. Jaume’s image, on the other hand, shows a brown bird with white head — in an not so improbable connection with the U.S. This could have two different origins:
