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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= | {{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> | ||
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| 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
- ↑ 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.