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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
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 ...
The civil war in Angola took place following the former colony’s independence from Portugal in November 1975. The war was a power struggle between former anti-colonial guerrilla movements, the communist People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the anti-communist National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). As ...
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 ...
Quicabo or Kikabo is a town and commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola. [1] As of 2014, the commune had a population of 12,835 people over an area of 1,420 square kilometres (550 sq mi).
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 Cuban intervention in Angola (codenamed Operation Carlota) began on 5th November 1975, when Cuba sent combat troops in support of the communist-aligned People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) against the pro-western coalition of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA).