Angolan War of Independence

The Angolan War of Independence, known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation in Angola, was a war of independence fought between the Angolan nationalist forces of the MPLA, UNITA and FNLA, and Portugal. It began as an uprising by Angolans against the Portuguese imposition of forced cultivation of only cotton as a commodity crop. As the resistance spread against colonial authorities, multiple factions developed that struggled for control of Portugal's overseas province of Angola. There were three nationalist movements and also a separatist movement.

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1961 — 1974  Wikimedia, Wikidata
war of national liberation, Angola, 

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1961-02-04T00:00:00Z

1974-04-25T00:00:00Z

1961 — 1974 Angolan War of Independence

1977-05-27T00:00:00Z

1977-05-27T00:00:00Z

1977 1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt

1774-01-01T00:00:00Z

1778-01-01T00:00:00Z

1774 — 1778 Portuguese–Ovimbundu War

1904-01-01T00:00:00Z

1907-01-01T00:00:00Z

1904 — 1907 Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo

1961-02-04T00:00:00Z

1974-04-25T00:00:00Z

1961 — 1974 Portuguese Colonial War

1975-11-11T00:00:00Z

2002-04-04T00:00:00Z

1975 — 2002 Angolan Civil War

1993-01-09T00:00:00Z

1993-03-06T00:00:00Z

1993 55 Day War

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Portugal's colonial army parades

Luanda,desfilemilitar (cropped)

Js-municiamento f-84

Desfiledo10deJunhonamarginaldeLuanda

23-1961-ReconquistaBeiraBaixa

Buscadearmadilhas

Sempreatentos...aoperigo!

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1992	Angola	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1977	1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt	Nito Alves, Sita Valles, José Van-Dúnem, João Jacob Caetano, attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	war	1774	Portuguese–Ovimbundu War	war, Kingdom of Portugal, Bailundu, Viye	Wikidata
event	war	1904	Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo	war	Wikidata
event	war	1961	Angolan War of Independence	war of national liberation	Wikidata
event	war	1961	Portuguese Colonial War	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Estado Novo, war, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, FRELIMO, National Liberation Front of Angola, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda	Wikidata
event	war	1975	Angolan Civil War	Cuba, South Africa, civil war, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda, National Liberation Front of Angola	Wikidata
event	war	1993	55 Day War	war	Wikidata
commons	image		Portugal's colonial army parades		Commons
commons	image		Luanda,desfilemilitar (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Js-municiamento f-84		Commons
commons	image		Desfiledo10deJunhonamarginaldeLuanda		Commons
commons	image		23-1961-ReconquistaBeiraBaixa		Commons
commons	image		Buscadearmadilhas		Commons
commons	image		Sempreatentos...aoperigo!		Commons