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Independence of Angola

Angola · Politics / Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1961Date range
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Chronological records

1961

Holden Alvaro Roberto1961

Politics / Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola

The FNLA mounts the first serious challenge to Portuguese rule in Angola, it receives support from Za‹re, the USA and China

Names involved

Holden Alvaro Roberto

Provenance

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