People's Republic of Angola

State · 1976–2026 CE · at its largest around 1976 CE

A southwestern African state that won independence from Portugal in 1975 under the MPLA. A long civil war with UNITA and other movements, entangled with the Cold War, lasted until 2002.

On its lands while it lasted

• Angolan Civil War (1975–2002 CE): Long civil war after independence between the MPLA and UNITA, with Cold War intervention by Cuba, South Africa and others.

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