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Angola in 1961

Historical records for Angola in 1961, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
3Events
1Named people
0Places
2Categories

Historical records

March

15 March 1961Invasion of AngolaHolden Alvaro Roberto

Politics / Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola

Organizes Bakongo militants, launches an incursion into Angola, leading 4,000 to 5,000 militants

15 March 1961National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA)Holden Alvaro Roberto

Politics / Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola

Organizes Bakongo militants, launches an incursion into Angola, leading 4,000 to 5,000 militants

Other Events

1961Independence of AngolaHolden Alvaro Roberto

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

1961Independence of AngolaHolden Alvaro Roberto

Warfare / Angolan War of Independence

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

1961National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA)Holden Alvaro Roberto

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

1961National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA)Holden Alvaro Roberto

Warfare / Angolan War of Independence

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

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.