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Republic of Angola

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Republic of Angola
República de Angola
Flag of Republic of Angola
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Angola
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Angola
Capital
and largest city
Luanda
Official languagesPortuguese
Recognised national languagesChokwe
Kikongo
Kimbundu
Lingala
Umbundu
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentPresidential 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]

  1. William Gervase Clarence-Smith (2021). Angola: 'History of Angola; Independence and civil war'.
  2. "Henry Kissinger 'considered Cuba air strikes' in 1976" (2014-10-01). BBC. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. Modern Conflicts: Conflict Profile: 'Angola (1975 - 2002)' (p. 1). [PDF] Amherst: University of Massachusetts Amherst.