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The Angolan Civil War was notable due to the combination of Angola's violent internal dynamics and the exceptional degree of foreign military and political involvement. The war is widely considered a Cold War proxy conflict , as the Soviet Union and the United States, with their respective allies Cuba and South Africa , assisted the opposing ...
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 .
During the Angolan War of Independence many communist and African nations supported the rebels. The Cuban Military was heavily involved in the conflict aiding the MPLA. However, during the Angolan Civil War the Cuban Military would aid the MPLA while other nations such as the People's Republic of China and Zaire would support UNITA and the FNLA.
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Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC: Portugal South Africa: Political victory. Alvor Agreement, Angolan independence in 1975; Angolan Civil War (1975–2002) MPLA SWAPO MK Cuba Soviet Union Brazil EO: UNITA FNLA South Africa Zaire: MPLA victory. Withdrawal of all foreign forces from Angola; UNITA and FNLA disarmed ...
Angolan Civil War (6 C, 49 P) Pages in category "Civil wars in Angola" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The 1970s in Angola, a time of political and military turbulence, saw the end of Angola's War of Independence (1961–1975) and the outbreak of civil war (1975–2002). Agostinho Neto , the leader of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ), declared the independence of the People's Republic of Angola on November 11, 1975, in ...
Jonuel Gonçalves, A economia ao longo da história de Angola, Luanda: Mayamba Editora, 2011 ISBN 978-989-8528-11-7; Fernando Andresen Guimarães, The Origins of the Angolan Civil War, London + New York: Macmillan Press + St. Martin's Press, 1998; Cecile Fromont, The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo. Chapel ...