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The Angolan Civil War ( Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975.
- 11 November 1975 – 4 April 2002, (26 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Jul 15, 2009 · Initiated at the height of the Cold War, pro- and anti-communist forces in Angola set the stage for a proxy fight between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Though the fighting officially ended in 2002, Angola remains in economic and social turmoil with a massive refugee crisis and millions of landmines ...
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The assassination of Savimbi on 22 February 2002 eventually led to negotiations between UNITA and the MPLA, resulting in a peace agreement in April of 2002 and bringing to an end a 27-year civil war. Signing of the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia.
Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events. 1961. FNLA and MPLA begin a guerrilla campaign to overthrow Portuguese colonial rule. 25 April 1974. Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the government in Portugal. 11 November 1975. Angola attains official independence.
The assassination of Savimbi led to negotiations between UNITA and the MPLA, resulting in a peace agreement in April 2002 and ended the bloody 27-year civil war. The MPLA remains a ruling party in Angolan politics.
Fighting raged throughout 1993 as the government gradually regained territory and won greater support abroad; both South Africa and the United States recognized the government of Angola in 1993, as did the United Kingdom by ending an arms embargo that had existed since 1975.
Jun 13, 2021 · The Roots of the Angolan Civil War The transition from Portuguese colonialism to independence in Angola was riddled with violence, preceding the start of a brutal civil war. Portugal’s withdrawal from the country in late 1975 led to a power vacuum of competing nationalist groups, each with their own ideological orientation but muddled by ...
