Antonio Agostinho Neto1962
The MPLA adopts and reaffirms its policies for an independent Angola, democracy, multiracialism, national liberation of the entire colony, non-alignment, no foreign military bases in Angola, and nationalization
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The MPLA adopts and reaffirms its policies for an independent Angola, democracy, multiracialism, national liberation of the entire colony, non-alignment, no foreign military bases in Angola, and nationalization
The MPLA commences military operations against the Portuguese in 1963
The Alvor Agreement grants Angola independence from Portugal on November 11, ending the war for independence while marking the transition to civil war
Agostinho Neto, the leader of the MPLA, declares the independence of the Peoples Republic of Angola, in accordance with the Alvor Accords
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