Eastern Front
Daniel Chipenda, then a member of MPLA, establishes the Eastern Front, significantly expanding the MPLAs reach in Angola
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1966 in Angola
Explore 3 historical events and records for Angola in 1966.
Historical records for Angola in 1966
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Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Daniel Chipenda, then a member of MPLA, establishes the Eastern Front, significantly expanding the MPLAs reach in Angola
Siege of Teixeira de Sousa
UNITA carries out its first attack preventing trains from passing through the Benguela railway at Teixeira de Sousa on the border with Zambia. President Kenneth Kaunda responds by kicking UNITAs 500 militant forces out of Zambia, Savimbi moves to Cairo, Egypt where he lived for a year then secretly entered Angola through Zambia and works with the Portuguese military against the MPLA
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