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Infobox country | |||
| name = Republic of Angola | |||
| population_estimate = 31,127,674 | |||
| leader_name1 = [[João Lourenço]] | |||
| leader_title2 = Vice President | |||
| leader_title1 = President | |||
| government_type = Presidential republic | |||
| mode_of_production = [[Capitalism]] | |||
| area_km2 = 1,246,700 | |||
| population_estimate_year = 2020 | |||
| national_languages = Chokwe<br>Kikongo<br>Kimbundu<br>Lingala<br>Umbundu | |||
| native_name = República de Angola | |||
| official_languages = Portuguese | |||
| largest_city = [[Luanda]] | |||
| capital = [[Luanda]] | |||
| map_width = 200 | |||
| image_map = Map_of_Angola.svg | |||
| image_flag = Flag_of_Angola.svg | |||
| image_coat = Emblem_of_Angola.svg | |||
| leader_name2 = [[Bornito de Sousa]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Angola''', officially the '''Republic of Angola''', is a country in Southern Africa. After its independence from [[Portuguese Republic|Portugal]] in 1975, it became a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] state.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Gervase Clarence-Smith|year=2021|title=Angola|chapter=History of Angola|section=Independence and civil war|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Angola/Independence-and-civil-war}}</ref> [[Henry Kissinger]] began a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed civil war against [[People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola|MPLA]], the ruling party of Angola, by supporting UNITAS.<ref>{{News citation|date=2014-10-01|title=Henry Kissinger 'considered Cuba air strikes' in 1976|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/29441281|newspaper=BBC|retrieved=2022-02-05}}</ref> The war lasted until 2002, causing 800,000 deaths and creating four million refugees.<ref>{{Citation|title=Modern Conflicts: Conflict Profile|chapter=Angola (1975 - 2002)|page=1|pdf=https://peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/Angola.pdf|city=Amherst|publisher=University of Massachusetts Amherst}}</ref> | '''Angola''', officially the '''Republic of Angola''', is a country in Southern Africa. After its independence from [[Portuguese Republic|Portugal]] in 1975, it became a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] state.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Gervase Clarence-Smith|year=2021|title=Angola|chapter=History of Angola|section=Independence and civil war|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Angola/Independence-and-civil-war}}</ref> [[Henry Kissinger]] began a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed civil war against [[People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola|MPLA]], the ruling party of Angola, by supporting UNITAS.<ref>{{News citation|date=2014-10-01|title=Henry Kissinger 'considered Cuba air strikes' in 1976|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/29441281|newspaper=BBC|retrieved=2022-02-05}}</ref> The war lasted until 2002, causing 800,000 deaths and creating four million refugees.<ref>{{Citation|title=Modern Conflicts: Conflict Profile|chapter=Angola (1975 - 2002)|page=1|pdf=https://peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/Angola.pdf|city=Amherst|publisher=University of Massachusetts Amherst}}</ref> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Angola]] | |||
[[Category:Global south]] | |||
[[Category:African countries]] | |||
[[Category:Formerly socialist countries]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 19 January 2023
| Republic of Angola República de Angola | |
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| Capital and largest city | Luanda |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Recognised national languages | Chokwe Kikongo Kimbundu Lingala Umbundu |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Presidential republic |
• President | João Lourenço |
• Vice President | Bornito de Sousa |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,246,700 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 31,127,674 |
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in Southern Africa. After its independence from Portugal in 1975, it became a Marxist-Leninist state.[1] Henry Kissinger began a CIA-backed civil war against MPLA, the ruling party of Angola, by supporting UNITAS.[2] The war lasted until 2002, causing 800,000 deaths and creating four million refugees.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ William Gervase Clarence-Smith (2021). Angola: 'History of Angola; Independence and civil war'.
- ↑ "Henry Kissinger 'considered Cuba air strikes' in 1976" (2014-10-01). BBC. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ↑ Modern Conflicts: Conflict Profile: 'Angola (1975 - 2002)' (p. 1). [PDF] Amherst: University of Massachusetts Amherst.