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Angola in 1960

Name: Angola in 1960 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Angola in 1960, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records

3Events

3Named people

1Places

2Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1960Arrest of Antonio Agostinho NetoAntonio Agostinho Neto

Politics / Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Arrested by Portuguese authorities, 1960-1962

1960National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA)Holden Alvaro Roberto

Luanda · Politics / Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola

Led by Holden Roberto, the FNLA evolves from the Uniao das Populacoes do Norte de Angola. A northern based party with an ethnic base among the Bakongo people

1960Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)Viriato da Cruz

Politics / Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

The MPLA joins with the PAIGC, fraternal party in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde, to direct combat against the Portuguese empire in Africa

Names involved

Antonio Agostinho NetoHolden Alvaro RobertoViriato da Cruz

Places involved

Luanda

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.