Nov. 11, 1975:Angola becomes this country's last African colony to gain independence
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Angola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule | South ...  Nov 11, 2014 ... 222. Angolan Flag. Tuesday, 11 November 1975. Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule.
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Decolonisation of Africa - Wikipedia  African countries in order of independence. The Decolonization of Africa followed World War II, when colonised peoples agitated for independence and colonial powers withdrew their administrators from Africa. ... After World War II, the US and the African colonies put pressure on Britain to abide by the terms of the Atlantic...
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Angolan War of Independence - Wikipedia  The Angolan War of Independence (19611974) began as an uprising against forced cotton ... This war formally came to an end in January 1975 when the Portuguese ... the Republic passed a law giving all Portuguese colonies provincial status on 11 .... The rank and file were a mixture of black African volunteers and white...
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African Countries' Independence Dates - African History - About.com  A comprehensive list of African Countries' independence dates...
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African Countries and their Independence Days  List of all African countries showing Independence Days from...
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Cuban intervention in Angola - Wikipedia  In November 1975, on the eve of Angola's independence, Cuba launched a large-scale military ... Following the retreat of Zaire and South Africa, Cuban forces remained in .... the first country to send troops to Angola in March 1975 and to engage in fighting ... The Soviet Union started modest military aid in the late 1960s.
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African Independence timeline | Timetoast timelines  African Independence , a timeline made with Timetoast's free interactive timeline ... On May 5, 1960, Ahmadou Ahidjo was elected as the country's first president. ... Madagascar Independence A French overseas territory as of 1946, this island ... Ivory Coast Independence A referendum in 1958 resulted in the Ivory Coast...
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Jonas Savimbi | Angolan politician | Britannica.com  He studied medicine at the University of Lisbon in Portugal and then obtained a ... of Angola (UNITA), which fought against Portuguese colonial rule. ... until the nation reached independence from Portugal in 1975; by this time he had ... In 1991 he signed a peace agreement with the MPLA-led Angolan government that...
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Angolan Civil War - Wikipedia  The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra civil angolana) was a major civil conflict in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with some interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. .... UNITA was founded in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi, who until then had been a...
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Conflict in the Congo - JStor  colony into an independent, sovereign republic. When the great moment of independence came,. June 30, to this nation-which is larger than the. U.S. east of the...
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Chad's long road to independence - Al Jazeera English  Nov 12, 2010 ... On August 11, 1960, Chad gained its independence from France. ... Throughout Chad's post-independence changes, the influence of its former colonial .... oil region are now poorer than they were before oil was discovered.
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History of the Empire of Brazil - The Brazil Business  Feb 13, 2014 ... The independence was declared on September 7th, 1822, but it wasn't ... of the country, being basically a modification in the political scenario. ... all the wealth from Brazilian vaults when he went back to Portugal. ... governing the country for a week and then letting his brother, Miguel as a regent, take over.
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Guinea-Bissau - Wikipedia  Location of Guinea-Bissau (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). Capital ... Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of ... Portuguese Guinea was known as the Slave Coast, as it was a major area .... After the country became independent from Portugal in 1974 due to the...
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Angola - Wikipedia  Angola /ol/, officially the Republic of Angola is a country in Southern Africa. It is the seventh-largest country in Africa, and is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north and east, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to west. ... The capital and largest city of Angola is Luanda.
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5 July 1962: Algerian Independence | OUPblog  Jul 5, 2012 ... By Martin Evans On 5 July 1962, Algeria achieved independence from France ... Libration National (FLN) launched a series of attacks throughout the country. ... led to the return of the World War Two Resistance leader, Charles de Gaulle. ... On Tuesday 3 July at 10:30 a.m., de Gaulle officially recognised...
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Articles about United Nations Angola by Date - Page 2 - latimes  YOU ARE HERE: LAT HomeCollectionsUnited Nations Angola ... offices abroad for flouting 1994 peace accords aimed at ending two decades of civil war in the southwest African nation. ... February 9, 1996 | BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER ... World IN BRIEF : ANGOLA : U.N. Votes to Send 7,000 Peacekeepers.
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Angolan Civil War - Wikipedia  The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra civil angolana) was a major civil conflict in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with some interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal .... In July 1975, the MPLA violently forced the FNLA out of Luanda, and UNITA...
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Portuguese Angola - Wikipedia  Portuguese Angola or Portuguese West Africa are the common terms by which Angola is .... However, the conflict, conversely known as the Colonial War or the War of ... From 1966 to 1970, the pro-independence guerrilla movement MPLA expanded their previously-limited insurgency operations to the East of Angola.
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The Cuban Intervention in Angola - Cabinda  AngolaHistoryCivil War, 19752002Participation,. Cuban. 3. .... were over 65,000 Cuban troops in Angola, proportionally four times the. American ... a Caribbean country sent as many as half-a-million of its citizens 6,000 miles to fight in .... MPLA (in the 1960s and early 1970s) and UNITA (in the 1980s and 1990s).
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East Timor country profile - BBC News - BBC.com  Sep 4, 2015 ... East Timor's road to independence - achieved on 20 May 2002 - was long and traumatic. ... Portuguese take the eastern half. ... 1975 - Portuguese administration withdraws to offshore island of Atauro. .... 1 Rolling out for Halloween  2 FBI chief 'may have broken law'  3 Mars warning over deep-fried bar...
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Ghana Independence 1957 - Then Again  Ghana independence day 1957, Ghana independence facts interesting about ... Gold Coast, became the first African State to achieve independence in 1957. ... It was one of the richest countries in Africa before its conquest by the British. ... On March 6, 1957, the state of Ghana, named after the medieval West African empire,...