Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. In the 15th century, Portuguese colonists began trading, and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century. Portugal annexed territories in the region which were ruled as a colony from 1655, and Angola was incorporated as an overseas province of Portugal in 1951. After the Angolan War of Independence, which ended in 1974 with an army mutiny and leftist coup in Lisbon, Angola achieved independence in 1975 through the Alvor Agreement. After independence, Angola entered a long period of civil war that lasted until 2002.
Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. In...
colonial historyofAngola is usually considered to run from the appearance of the Portuguese under Diogo Cão in 1482 (Congo) or 1484 (Angolan coast) until...
The recorded historyof the Jews in Angola stretches from the Middle Ages to modern times. A very small community of Jews lives in Angola mostly in the...
Province ofAngola and in 1973, the State ofAngola. In 1975, Portuguese Angola became the independent People's Republic ofAngola. The historyof Portuguese...
The precolonial historyofAngola lasted until Portugal annexed the territory as a colony in 1655. The earliest inhabitants of the Angola area are believed...
Angola, officially the Republic ofAngola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking)...
The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The...
The economy ofAngola remains heavily influenced by the effects of four decades of conflict in the last part of the 20th century, the war for independence...
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security...
regime in Angola is presidentialism, in which the President of the Republic is also head of state and government; it is advised by a Council of Ministers...
The People's Movement for the Liberation ofAngola (Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), for some years[when?] called the...
The Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional ("Armed Struggle...
military historyofAngola is marked by a series of conflicts rooted in tribal conflicts, colonialism and the Cold War. During the Cold War, Angola was involved...
The National Front for the Liberation ofAngola (Portuguese: Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; abbreviated FNLA) is a political party and former...
Independence ofAngola (Portuguese: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded...
This is a list of equipment of the Angolan Army in service. Many ofAngola's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons...
Liberation ofAngola (MPLA) against the pro-western National Union for the Total Independence ofAngola (UNITA) and National Liberation Front ofAngola (FNLA)...
The Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military ofAngola. The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (Exército Angolano)...
Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict...
TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. (Portuguese: TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P.) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier ofAngola. Based in Luanda, the airline...
Capoeira de Angola (Angolan capoeira) or simply angola is the traditional style of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art. A newer style, based on the...
Angolan Americans (Portuguese: angolano-americanos) are an ethnic group of Americans ofAngolan descent or Angolan immigrants. According to estimates,...
of sexual orientation has been banned, making Angola one of the few African countries to have such protections for LGBT people. Some NGOs in Angola,...
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