History of Guadeloupe independence advocacy

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Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

1. 1.

   Claim: The People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG) was founded in 1978 by Claude Makouké as a far-left political organisation advocating full independence for Guadeloupe from France.

   • People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (Wikipedia) link, Founding section. Source record
2. 2.

   Claim: The Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (LKP), a coalition of roughly fifty trade unions and social movements which the UPLG joined, led a 44-day general strike in Guadeloupe beginning 20 January 2009, primarily demanding a €200 monthly pay increase for low-income workers and protesting "pwofitasyon" (extreme economic exploitation); the strike concluded with the Jacques Bino agreement, signed by the LKP, employers, the local government, and the French state, and is documented here as a primarily socioeconomic protest movement with anti-colonial framing rather than a declared independence campaign in its own right.

   • Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (Wikipedia) link, 2009 strike and outcome section. Source record
3. 3.

   Claim: In 2026 statements, the UPLG called on Guadeloupeans to reject institutional compromises short of full national sovereignty, asserting that only a United Nations-supervised self-determination referendum would constitute a legitimate process for resolving Guadeloupe's political status.

   • Guadeloupe. Politique. L'UPLG réclame l'indépendance totale face aux manœuvres institutionnelles (Caraib Creole News) link, 2026 statement section. Source record