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Agreement of Alvor

Angola · Politics / National Front for the Liberation of Angola. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1974–1975Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1974

Holden Alvaro RobertoJuly 1974

Bukavu · Politics / National Front for the Liberation of Angola

Holden Roberto, Agostinho Neto, and Jonas Savimbi met in Bukavu, Zaire agree to negotiate with the Portuguese as one political entity

1975

Holden Alvaro Roberto15 January 1975

Alvor · Politics / National Front for the Liberation of Angola

The Alvor Agreement grants Angola independence from Portugal on November 11, ending the war for independence while marking the transition to civil war

Names involved

Holden Alvaro Roberto

Provenance

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