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This is a list of conflicts in Angola arranged chronologically from the early modern period to the present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
Withdrawal of all foreign forces from Angola; UNITA and FNLA disarmed; Cabinda War (1975–) Angola Cuba: FLEC: Ongoing. Surrender of FLEC-Renovada in August 2006; Battle of Cassinga (4 May 1978) (part of South African Border War) South Africa Namibia (People's Liberation Army of Namibia or PLAN Cuba. South African military victory
Wars and conflicts involving Angola as part of the wider Kingdom of Kongo, Portuguese Angola, the People's Republic of Angola or modern Angola (1992-). Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola was established in 1956 when the Angolan Communist Party (PCA) merged with the Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (PLUAA). It is, as of 2020, the ruling party of Angola. The MPLA played a major role in country's struggle during the Angolan War of Independence.
Pages in category "Military history of Angola" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial), also referred to as the Portuguese Overseas War or Overseas War (Portuguese: Guerra do Ultramar) for short, was a military conflict staged during the Decolonisation of Africa that pitted the guerrilla forces of the African nationalist Liberation movements of the Guinea-Bissau, Angola ...
The civil war spawned a disastrous humanitarian crisis in Angola, internally displacing 4.28 million people – one-third of Angola's total population. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that 80% of Angolans lacked access to basic medical care, 60% lacked access to water, and 30% of Angolan children would die before the age of five, with an ...
Map of the present provinces of Angola, corresponding almost exactly to the Portuguese-era districts. The Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation (Portuguese: Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional) [34] [35] in Angola, was a war of independence fought between the Angolan nationalist forces of ...