The Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional ("Armed Struggle of National Liberation") in Angola, began as an uprising against forced cultivation of cotton and evolved into a multi-faction struggle for control of Portugal's ...
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After a successful military coup in Portugal that toppled a long-standing authoritarian regime on April 25, 1974, the new rulers in Lisbon sought to divest ...
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The Ovambo Uprising was an uprising against Portuguese colonial rule in World War I. It lasted from about 18 December 1914 to 6 February 1917 with the death ...
After the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960, a major revolt rocked northern Angola in 1961; it was followed by a long guerrilla war. Land alienation and ...
Nov 8, 2019 · Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three major movements fighting the war, ...
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Aug 7, 2015 · The primary cause of the ending was a strategic shift within Portugal, which resulted in a leadership change.
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On February 4, 1961, another uprising broke out on the streets of Luanda, leading the Portuguese government to arm groups of white settler vigilantes. The ...
Jul 12, 2021 · The Portuguese were not always in full control of their colony with serious uprisings in 1902 in the central Bailundu region, in 1907 in the ...
Conflict Phase (March 15, 1961-June 17, 1974): Some 5,000 UPA militants launched a rebellion against the Portuguese government in northern Angola on March 15, ...
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