Infobox Former Country native name People s Republic of Angola br Rep blica Popular de Angola Conventional long name People s Republic of Angola common name Angola continent Africa region Southern Africa country Angola era Cold War year start 1975 year end 1991 date start date end event start event end p1 Overseas Province of Angola flag p1 Flag of Portugal.svg p2 s1 Angola flag s1 Flag of Angola.svg image flag Flag of Angola.svg image coat Coat of arms of Angola.svg image map Angola orthographic projection .svg common languages Portuguese language Portuguese capital Luanda government type Socialist republic , br Single party state Single party communist state title leader President of Angola President leader1 Agostinho Neto title deputy Prime Minister of Angola Prime Minister deputy1 Lopo do Nascimento event1 date event1 event2 date event2 stat area1 stat pop1 stat year1 currency Angolan kwanza Kwanza utc offset calling code footnotes The People s Republic of Angola was a self declared ... s Republic of Mozambique . ref http www.country data.com cgi bin query r 648.html Angola Communist Nations ref The country was governed by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ... allow for multiparty elections in Angola. Though harsh disputes still followed, the People s Republic of Angola was finally dismantled in 1991, becoming the present day AngolaRepublic of Angola . References reflist Socialist states DEFAULTSORT People s Republic Of Angola Category 1992 disestablishments Category States and territories established in 1975 Category History of Angola Category Former ... it was granted independence from Portugal , akin to the situation in People s Republic of Mozambique ... Union . An opposing group, known as the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ... populaire d Angola nl Volksrepubliek Angola ja pt Rep blica Popular de Angola ru sr sv Folkrepubliken Angola uk ... more details
from the People s Republic of China to Angola Sino African relations References reflist Foreign relations of Angola Foreign relations of the People s Republic of China fixcategory Category Bilateral ... s Republic of China Angola ...Infobox Bilateral relations China Angola China Angola Sino Angolan relations are based on an emerging trade relationship. Angola is People s Republic of China China s biggest trading partner in Africa, but the United States is by far Angola s greatest partner in economic and military aid. ref name a cite ... Savimbi , the then Secretary General of the Union of Peoples of Northern Angola rebel group, that the PRC ... year 2004 title A Certain Curve of Horn The Hundred Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola .... To concerns raised by the Chinese about US entreaties to continue their participation in Angola because ... needed date January 2008 Agostinho Neto , the President of Angola from 1975 to 1979, condemned the Sino ... first Gareth M. year 1990 title The Foreign Policy of the GDR in Africa pages 115 ref Angola established relations with the People s Republic of China in 1983. ref name d cite web author year 2006 url ... in Angola An emerging energy partnership publisher The Jamestown Foundation accessdate 2007 12 27 ... Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited Angola in June 2006, offering a US 9 billion loan for infrastructure improvements in return for petroleum. The PRC has invested heavily in Angola since the end of the civil ... title Angola China s African foothold publisher BBC News accessdate 2007 12 27 date 2006 06 20 ref Jo o Manuel Bernardo , the current ambassador of Angola to China, visited the PRC in November 2007. ref name f cite web author year 2007 url http allafrica.com stories 200711150442.html title Angola Ambassador Considers Relations With China Excellent publisher Angola Press Agency via AllAfrica ... 2008 WORLD africa 04 19 safrica.china index.html title Zimbabwe weapons ship heads for Angola publisher ... more details
lead missing date January 2012 class wikitable align left width 18 Tenure width 30 Incumbent width 7 Affiliations Affiliation width 30 Notes valign top bgcolor ffffec valign top rowspan 2 small 23 November 1975 to 11 February 1976 Jos Ndele , small Prime Minister valign top small UNITA small Joint Prime Minister valign top bgcolor ffffec Johnny Eduardo Pinnock Johnny Eduardo Pinnock , small Prime Minister valign top small FNLA small Joint Prime Minister Affiliations style margin 0 auto class toccolours cellpadding 1 width 7 width 40 valign top rowspan 2 FNLA Frente Nacional de Liberta o de Angola National Front for the Liberation of Angola northern regionalist, estd.1957 as UPNA Unio das Populacoes do Norte de Angola rowspan 2 UNITA Uni o Nacional para a Independ ncia Total de Angola National Union for the Total Independence of Angola authoritarian conservative, primarily ethinic Ovimbundu See also Angola Heads of state of Angola Heads of government of Angola Colonial heads of Angola Heads of state of Democratic People s Republic of Angola Lists of office holders DEFAULTSORT List Of Heads Of Government Of Democratic People s Republic Of Angola Category History of Angola Category Government of Angola ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 There have been eight Ambassadors from the People s Republic of China to Angola class wikitable Name Appointed Terminated Zhao Zhenkui September 1984 May 1988 Hu Lipeng May 1988 April 1992 Zhang Baosheng June 1992 July 1994 Xiao Sijin March 1995 February 1999 Jiang Yuande February 1999 August 2002 Zhang Beisan September 2002 April 2005 Zhang Bolun May 2008 July 2011 Gao Kexiang July 2011 Present See also Ambassadors of the People s Republic of China References http www.fmprc.gov.cn chn pds ziliao wjrw 2167 2170 t9176.htm Chinese External links http ao.chineseembassy.org chn Embassy of the People s Republic of China in Angola Chinese Category Lists of ambassadors PRC Angola Category Ambassadors to Angola China Category Ambassadors of the People s Republic of China Angola China stub Angola stub pl Ambasadorowie Chin w Angoli zh ... more details
localurl Template Political Affiliations Democratic People s Republic of Angola action edit edit this box small small Sources http www.rulers.org rula2.html angola African States and Rulers , John Stewart ... 7 width 40 valign top rowspan 2 small FNLA small Frente Nacional de Liberta o de Angola small National Front for the Liberation of Angola northern regionalist, estd.1957 as UPNA Unio das Populacoes do Norte de Angola rowspan 2 small UNITA small Uni o Nacional para a Independ ncia Total de Angola small National Union for the Total Independence of Angola authoritarian conservative, primarily ethinic ... See also Angola Heads of state of Angola Heads of government of Angola Colonial heads of Angola Heads of government of Democratic People s Republic of Angola Lists of office holders DEFAULTSORT List Of Heads Of State Of Democratic People s Republic Of Angola Category Government of Angola Category History of Angola ... more details
Other uses Angola disambiguation Use dmy dates date January 2012 pp move indef Infobox country native name Rep blica de Angola spaces 1 small Portuguese small br Repubilika ya Ngola spaces 2 small Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu small br conventional long name Republic of Angola common name Angola image flag ... footnote1 footnote2 footnote7 Angola , officially the Republic of Angola lang pt Rep blica de Angola , IPA pt publik d la pron ref This is the pronunciation in Portugal in Angola it is pronounced ... Republic of Cameroon . When they reached what is now Angola, they encountered the Khoisan, Bushmen ... the Republic of the Congo to the north. Angola s capital, Luanda , lies on the Atlantic coast in the northwest ... coat Coat of arms of Angola.svg alt coat symbol type Insignia national motto national anthem Angola Avante Angola Avante Spaces 2 small Portuguese language Portuguese br Forward Angola small File Angola Avante instrumental.ogg royal anthem motto other symbol type other symbol image map Angola orthographic ... government type Unitary state Unitary Presidential system presidential republic leader title1 President of Angola President leader name1 Jos Eduardo dos Santos leader title2 Vice President of Angola Vice President leader name2 Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos legislature National Assembly of Angola ... .&br 1&c 614&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 53&pr.y 7 title Angola publisher ... Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia ... and exclave exclave province of Cabinda Province Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The Portuguese were present in some mostly coastal points of the territory of what is now Angola, from the 16th to the 19th century, interacting in diverse ... themselves in the interior. Angola as a Portuguese West Africa Portuguese colony encompassing ... in 1975, after a protracted liberation war. After independence, Angola was the scene of an intense ... more details
geos ao.html title Angola work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Angola borders Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... and exclave exclave province Cabinda province Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Angola came into existence as a Portuguese colony , at the end ... Angola mant m presen a militar refor ada em Cabinda , UOL.com.br 4th June 2008 ref About 65 of Angola s oil comes from that region. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Angola TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Angola map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Angola International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Angola Official English country name The Republic of Angola Common endonym s List of countries and capitals ... Atlantic Ocean , between Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Angola is situated within ... presidential system presidential republic Capital political Capital of Angola Capital of Angola ... missions of Angola International organization membership The Republic of Angola is a member of ref ... Portuguese http www.angola portal.ao PortaldoGoverno Republic of Angola official government portal ...double image right Flag of Angola.svg 188 Coat of arms of Angola.svg 102 The Flag of Angola The Coat of arms of Angola Image LocationAngola.svg thumb The location of Angola Image Angola Map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Angola See also Index of Angola related articles The Republic of Angola lang pt Rep blica de Angola , IPA pt publik d l pron lang kg Repubilika ya ... from the 16th century onwards. Angola became an independent country in 1975, and has gone through ... Saharan Africa, yet poverty among the population is high. Transparency International lists Angola ... , more than 4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola s treasury in the 2000s. In August ... more details
Infobox Political post post President body the br Republic of Angola insignia Coat of arms of Angola.svg insigniasize 125px insigniacaption Emblem of Angola nativename image Jos Eduardo dos Santos 3.jpg ... Neto deputy salary website Politics of Angola The President of the Republic of Angola Presidente da Rep blica de Angola in Portuguese Language Portuguese is both head of state and head of government in Angola . While the President appoints a Prime Minister of Angola Prime Minister , Executive government ... Angola s independence from Portugal . Agostinho Neto held the position when his Marxist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA won control of the country from the Portuguese. When Neto died in 1979, Jos Eduardo dos Santos succeeded him. Under Dos Santos s leadership, Angola became a multi .... Dos Santos s opponent, Jonas Savimbi of the National Union for Total Independence of Angola UNITA party, claimed that the elections were fraudulent. In January 2010 the National Assembly of Angola ..., and abolished the post of Prime Minister of Angola Prime Minister , the responsibilities of which will pass to the vice president. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 8472127.stm Angola abolishes presidential polls in new constitution BBC News, 21 January 2010 ref List of Presidents of Angola 1975 Present main List of heads of state of Angola References reflist Angola topics AngolanPresidents Heads of state and government of African states Category Government of Angola Category Lists of presidents Angola Category Presidents of Angola Category Angola related lists Presidents am ast Presidente d Angola bg ca President d Angola da Angolas pr sidenter et Angola riigipeade loend el es Presidente de Angola fr Liste des pr sidents de la R publique d Angola ko id Daftar Presiden Angola it Presidente dell Angola ka sw Orodha ya Marais wa Angola lt S ra as Angolos prezidentai ms Presiden Angola ja ... more details
Law of the Republic of Angola Constitution of August 25, 1992. 2003 proposal In 2003, a new ...refimprove date February 2011 File Flag of Angola.svg thumb File FIAV 111111.svg 23px Flag of Angola Flag Ratio 2 3 The national flag of Angola came into use at independence on November 11, 1975. It is split ... party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA , used the same design with a golden ... specific The red is for the blood spilt by Angolans during their History of Angola independence ... star. It was adopted during a time when Angola had a Marxism Marxist government, and thus was supposed ... fotw flags ao .html Angola proposal for a new flag Bot generated title ref Gallery center gallery widths 200px perrow 5 File Flag of Portuguese West Africa Proposal .png Proposed Flag of the Angola Portugal Portuguese overseas province of Angola 1967 File Bandeira do MPLA.svg Flag of the former movement and now governing party Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA File Proposed Flag of Angola.svg Proposed Flag of Angola 2003 gallery center References reflist External links FOTW id ao title Angola http www.angola.org referenc proposed flag.html Africa topic Flag of title Flags of Africa Angola topics nationalflags to edit this table, go to Template Nationalflags Category National flags Angola Category National symbols of Angola Category 1975 introductions af Vlag van Angola ar ast Bandera d Angola az Anqola bayra be be x old br Banniel Angola bg bs Zastava Angole ca Bandera d Angola cs Angolsk vlajka cy Baner Angola da Angolas flag de Flagge Angolas et Angola lipp el es Bandera de Angola eo Flago de Angolo eu Angolako bandera fa fr Drapeau de l Angola gl Bandeira de Angola ko hi hr Zastava Angole bpy id Bendera Angola it Bandiera dell Angola he sw Bendera ya Angola lv Angolas karogs lt Angolos v liava hu Angola ... more details
Events from the year 2007 in Angola Events January February March April May June June 28 A TAAG TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in northern Angola resulting in the death of at least five passengers on the same day the European Union bans the airline from Europe an airspace . ref cite news url http www.news.com.au story 0,10117,21987911 401,00.html title Five killed, 66 hurt in Angolan airline crash landing publisher News Limited accessdate 2008 03 02 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20081211163326 http www.news.com.au story 0,10117,21987911 401,00.html archivedate December 11, 2008 deadurl yes ref July August August 21 The governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are negotiating over a line demarcating each nation s respective rights to petroleum in the Atlantic Ocean . The DRC is expected to gain exploration rights to billions of untapped barrels worth of oil. ref cite news url http english.people.com.cn 90001 6244118.html title DRC, Angola to demarcate petroleum exploration zone publisher People s Daily accessdate 2008 03 02 ref September September 21 Angola n police arrest Jomo Gbomo , the head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta , a rebel organization in Nigeria . October November December Deaths August 2 Holden Roberto , 84, founder and leader of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola FNLA 1962 1999 , after long illness. References reflist Africa topic 2007 in Category 2007 in Angola ... more details
Viana is a town in the Luanda Province , Angola . Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital Luanda and is home to 68.000 inhabitants including about 6,000 long term refugees , primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Viana is about a 90 minute drive from downtown Luanda. The town was founded on 13 December 1963 and includes the towns of Viana and Barra do Kwanza , Calumbo and Zango . Because of the proximity to the metropolitan city Luanda, Viana has experienced in recent years a very large increase in population and industry. It is home to the Est dio do Santos , a 17,000 seat stadium built in 2003 that is used primarily for soccer football matches . Transport Nearby the new airport of Luanda, the Angola International Airport will be built by the China Chinese company China International Fund . Due to financial problems the project is on hold actally. Viana is served by a station on the northern line of Luanda Railway Angolan Railways . It is to become a dry port . ref http www.railwaysafrica.com blog 2010 12 angolan railway serves dry port ref See also Transport in Angola References reflist External links http maps.msn.com 28xn402pb3ho3x4t55rnqgoz3g 29 map.aspx?lats1 8.9025&lons1 13.372222&alts1 14®n1 2 MSN Map coord 08 54 09 S 13 22 20 E region AO type city display title Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Luanda Province Category Municipalities of Angola Category Dry ports Angola geo stub de Viana Angola es Viana Angola fr Viana Angola it Viana Angola oc Viana Ang la pt Viana Angola ro Viana, Angola ... more details
Infobox coat of arms name Emblem of the Republic of Angola image Coat of arms of Angola.svg image width 200px middle middle width middle caption lesser lesser width lesser caption armiger Angola year adopted November 2, 1990 crest torse shield A blue circle features a star, a crossed machete and a hoe, a rising sun and an open book supporters compartment motto Republica de AngolaRepublic of Angola in Portuguese orders other elements An emblem are all enclosed within a circle formed by a half gear wheel and a half vine of coffee and cotton leaves. And at the bottom, a banner with the name of the country in Portuguese earlier versions use The Emblem of Angola is the national emblem. It reflects the recent past of the new nation. There is heavy Marxism Marxist fact date October 2011 imagery found on the device, expanded from what is found on the Flag of Angola national flag . In the past, Angola .... At the bottom is an open book that is to represent education. A banner reads Republic of Angola at the bottom ... of the Constitution of Angola . Historical coats of arms gallery File Coat of arms of Portuguese West ... A AngolaAngola national symbol.htm Coat of arms of Angola In The World All Countries Coat of arms Coat of arms of Africa Category National symbols of Angola Category National emblems AngolaAngola gov stub Heraldry stub ar ast Escudu d Angola be be x old bg bs Grb Angole ca Escut d Angola de Wappen Angolas et Angola vapp el es Escudo de Angola fr Armoiries de l Angola ko hr Grb Angole bpy it Emblema dell Angola he lv Angolas erbonis lt Angolos herbas hu Angola c mere mk nl Wapen van Angola ja no Angolas riksv pen pl God o Angoli pt Bras o de armas de Angola ru sco Insignie o Angolae simple Emblem of Angola sr sh Grb Angole fi Angolan vaakuna sv Angolas statsvapen tr Angola armas uk vi Qu c huy Angola yo m p ... more details
20th century in Angola In the 1910s in Angola the colonial government transitioned from a monarchy to republican rule following a 5 October 1910 revolution coup d tat in October 1910. The Portuguese First Republic , the new state, re abolished slavery. ref name a cite book last Clarence Smith first W.G. year title Slaves, Peasants and Capitalists in Southern Angola pages 41 ref Slavery Main Slavery in Angola Republicans overthrew King Manuel II of Portugal Manuel II in 1910. Slaves in Mo medes , among other cities in Angola, campaigned for abolition and manumission. In some areas slaves declared Strike action strikes , hoping the economic slowdown would force political changes. Carvalhal Correia Henriques , the new governor of Mo medes, supported the slaves cause and directed labor complaints his way. The Portuguese slave owners whose businesses depended on the slaves used their political clout to lobby the Portuguese government to fire Henriques. The government complied, dismissing him in January 1912. ref name a Colonial governors Main List of colonial governors in Angola Jos Augusto Alves Ro adas 1909 to 1910 Caetano Francisco Cl udio Eug nio Gon alves 1910 to 1911 Manuel Maria Coelho 1911 to 1912 Jos Norton de Matos 1912 to 1915 Ant nio J lio da Costa Pereira de E a 1915 to 1916 Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim 1916 to 1917 Jaime Alberto de Castro Morais 1917 to 1918 Filomeno da C mara Melo Cabral 1918 to 1919 Mimoso Guera 1919 to 1920 See also History of Portugal Portuguese West Africa References Reflist Category 1910s by country Angola Category 20th century in Angola Category Decades in Angola Category Angola Portugal Angola stub Africa hist stub ... more details
Taxobox name Angola Swallow image Angola swallow1.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Hirundinidae genus Hirundo species H. angolensis binomial Hirundo angolensis binomial authority Jos Vicente Barbosa du Bocage Barboza du Bocage , 1868 synonyms Image Angola swallow.jpg thumb 250px left Photographed at Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda The Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Angola , Burundi , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Gabon , Kenya , Malawi , Namibia , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda , and Zambia . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 52166 all Hirundo angolensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Hirundinidae Category Hirundo Sylvioidea stub af Angolaswael es Hirundo angolensis eo Angola hirundo fr Hirondelle d Angola hu Angolai fecske sv Angolasvala ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Angola Batis image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Platysteiridae genus Batis bird Batis species B. minulla binomial Batis minulla binomial authority Barboza du Bocage, 1874 synonyms The Angola Batis Batis minulla is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Angola , Republic of the Congo , Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Gabon . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest s. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51489 all Batis minulla . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Category Batis Platysteiridae stub pt Batis minulla sv Angolabatis ... more details
Languages of country Angola official Portuguese language Portuguese national Umbundu language Umbundu , Kimbundu , Kongo language Kikongo , Chokwe Tuchokwe , Kwanyama Ukwanyama a dialect of Oshiwambo language Oshiwambo , Ganguela regional Kung language Kung , Kwadi language Kwadi , , Lunda language Lunda , Ndonga language Ndonga , Yauma language Yauma Ju languages Ju foreign French language French , English language English Culture of Angola Using the data from the 1983 census of Angola, Portuguese language Portuguese is both the official and predominant language, as it is spoken in the homes of about two thirds of the population and as a second language by many more throughout the country. Of the 60 Portuguese native speakers, half could speak only Portuguese, while the other half spoke a Bantu language as a second tongue. ref Medeiros, Adelardo http www.linguaportuguesa.ufrn.br pt 3.4.a.php O Portugu s na frica Angola ref According to the census referred to above, more than 50 of the Angola ns speak Bantu languages as their first languages, and a tiny minority Khoisan languages, while ... Republic of the Congo usually speak better French and Lingala than Portuguese and Kikongo. The few Cuba ns who have remained in Angola as a consequence of the Cuban military involvement or the development ... . Angola is quite anomalous in Africa as a country where the colonial language has become a vernacular ... of Angola started as early as in the late 15th century and ended in the 1970s, while ... show country.asp?name Angola Ethnologue Listing of Angolan Languages http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc Angola PanAfrican L10n page on Angola http www.tlfq.ulaval.ca axl afrique Angola.htm L am nagement linguistique dans le monde Angola References reflist Languages of Angola Africa in topic Languages of Angola topics Category Languages of AngolaAngola stub bn fr Langues d Angola ja pt L nguas de Angola ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Infobox military conflict conflict Recapture of Angola image caption partof Dutch Portuguese War date 1648 place Luanda, Angola result Portuguese victory combatant1 flagicon Portugal 1578 Portuguese Empire combatant2 flag Dutch Republic commander1 Salvador Correia de S commander2 Unknown strength1 900 men strength2 1,200 Dutch casualties1 163 men killed br 160 men wounded casualties2 150 men killed br Unknown number of men wounded Campaignbox Dutch Portuguese War Dutch colonial campaigns The Recapture of Angola was military campaign fought between the Portuguese and the Dutch occupation of Angola Dutch occupiers of Angola . Its most important episode was the siege imposed by the Portuguese on the far larger Dutch garrison of Luanda. Notes Reflist References Refbegin Louren o, Paula. Battles of Portuguese History Defence of the Overseas. Volume X. 2006 Refend coord missing Angola Category Battles of the Dutch Portuguese War Category Battles involving Portugal Category Battles involving the Dutch Republic Category 1648 in Africa Category Luanda Category Conflicts in 1648 ... more details
1900s in AngolaAngola in the 1950s transitioned from colonial to provincial status. Angola had the status of a Portuguese Empire Portuguese colony from 1655 until the Assembly of the Republic passed a law .... Nationalists sent a letter to the United Nations calling for Angola to be given protectorate status ... in Angola PLUA , the first political party to advocate Angolan independence from Portugal. Two ... of Angola MPLA . The MPLA, led by da Cruz, M rio Andrade, Ilidio Machado , and L cio ... George year 1997 title The Destruction of a Nation United States Policy Towards Angola Since 1945 ... And Customs of Angola pages XI ref ref name f cite book last first year 1977 title Africa Year Book and Who s who pages 238 ref ref name g cite book last Tvedten first Inge year 1997 title Angola Struggle ... of Northern Angola, which advocated the independence of the traditional Kingdom of Kongo , in 1954 ... Neto of the MPLA and future President of Angola 1975 1979 , in 1952 and again in 1955 for his involvement in the Portuguese Communist Party. He returned to Angola in 1959 and police arrested him again ... of a Nation United States Policy Towards Angola Since 1945 pages 3 ref Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Angola on May 25, 1959. ref name e Economy Main Economy of Angola The Portugal Portuguese discovered petroleum in Angola in 1955. Production began in the Cuanza basin in the 1950s .... The rate of Angola s economic expansion grew in the 1950s, but boomed in the 1960s as industries ... economy . ref name k http www.eia.doe.gov emeu cabs Angola pdf.pdf Angola Energy Information Administration ref ref name l cite book last Tvedten first Inge year 1997 title Angola Struggle ... citizens to move to Angola to compensate for unemployment . The white population in Angola increased ... authorities established the Institute of Angola at Luanda in 1952, the Garcia de Orta journal in 1953 ... of Angola 1948&ndash 1955 Manoel de Gusm o Mascarenhas Gaiv o, High Commissioner of Angola 1955 ... more details
Angola may refer to Places AngolaAngola , the south central African country Angola Portugal , Portuguese colonial territory referred to as Portuguese West Africa United States of America Angola, Indiana , a city in the state of Indiana Angola, Kansas , a ciy in the state of Kansas Angola, New York , a city in the state of New York Louisiana State Penitentiary , a state penitentiary in Angola, state of Louisiana Other Capoeira Angola , a style of the Afro Brazilian martial art Capoeira Angola Book of Mormon , a city in the Book of Mormon disambig als Angola Begriffskl rung de Angola Begriffskl rung es Angola desambiguaci n fa fr Angola homonymie hu Angola egy rtelm s t lap nl Angola doorverwijspagina pl Angola ujednoznacznienie pt Angola desambigua o ru sl Angola razlo itev su Angola disambiguasi ... more details
of corruption , 2010. Corruption in Angola is a pervasive phenomenon, hindering economic ... Angola Soviet Union relations Angola and the USSR , accused the ruling MPLA party of clientelism ... party in Angola... being pro communist by nature, was ready to sacrifice everything and everybody ... Ventures pages 77 ref 1990s Main 1990s in Angola Political corruption sidebar In April 1999 Gustavo ... last James first W. Martin year 2004 title Historical Dictionary of Angola pages 41 ref Rafael Marques ... of Angola President Jos Eduardo dos Santos , on July 3. ref name c cite web author year url http www.cpj.org Briefings 2000 Angola Marques 00 Angola Marques 00.html title Marques gets six months ... Briefings 2000 Angola Marques 00 Angola Marques 00.html title Marques gets six months for defaming ... 01 21 ref In May 1999 the World Bank threatened to cut off aid to Angola if the government did not take ..., Angola s primary sources of income. ref name e cite book last Vines first Alex year 1999 title Angola Unravels The Rise and Fall of the Lusaka Peace Process publisher Human Rights Watch pages 93 ref 2000s Main 2000s in Angola In 2002 the International Monetary Fund found the Angolan government ... Angola s missing millions publisher BBC News accessdate 2008 01 21 date 2002 10 18 ref Transparency International s TI Corruption Perception Index CPI for 2003 found the governments of Angola and Zimbabwe ... transparent, TI rated Angola 1.8 and Zimbabwe 2.3, some of the highest corruption ratings in the world ... 12 15 angola14859.htm title Angola New OPEC Member Should Tackle Corruption Not Critics publisher Human Rights Watch accessdate 2008 01 21 ref Transparency International ranked Angola 142 out of 163 countries in the Corruption Perception Index just after Venezuela and before the Republic of the Congo ... research features index country.cfm?id Angola title Index of Economic Freedom publisher The Heritage Foundation accessdate 2008 01 21 ref An International Human Rights Watch official described Angola ... more details
Image Luanda from Fortaleza Feb 2006.jpg right thumbnail 250px Angola s capital and main tourist entrance spot, Luanda The tourism industry in Angola is based on the country s natural beauty, including its rivers, waterfalls and scenic coastline. ref http www.angola.org.uk facts tourism.htm Virtual Angola Tourism Why Angola? Bot generated title ref A Washington Post article on tourism in the country says that Angola is a giant jigsaw puzzle of different climates, landscapes, cultures and colors. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp adv specialsales spotlight angola article24.html International Spotlight Angola Bot generated title ref Angola s tourism industry is relatively new, as much of the country ... in Angola. It is a national park in the Moxico province Moxico province of Angola , located at about ... elsewhere in Angola. Two lakes, Lago Cameia and Lago Dilolo the largest lake in Angola lie ... National Park is another visitor attraction in Angola. It is the smallest National Park in the country ... on the edges of the park. The park was created in 1963 while Angola was still under Portugal Portuguese ...&m 0 Cangandala National Park Important Birds Areas of Angola Bot generated title ref Iona National ... rock formations. ref http www.world66.com africa angola ionanationalpark World66.com profile of Iona National Park ref ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp adv specialsales spotlight angola article24.html Washington Post article on tourism in Angola, especially on National parks. ref Mupa National ... over from Angola s civil war compared to other giraffe sub species. Other mammals which occurred ... ref Coastline Angola borders the Atlantic ocean and has 1,650 km of coastline. ref http www.angola.org tourism.html The Embassy of the Republic of Angola Bot generated title ref References reflist External links http www.minhotur.gov.ao Ministry of Hotels and Tourism pt icon Economy of AngolaAngola topics Tourism in Africa Category Tourism in Angola Category Tourism in Africa Angola ... more details
Taxobox name Angola Lark image image width image caption status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name bi cite web url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 8106&m 0 title Angola Lark BirdLife Species Factsheet author Compilers Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom work Evaluators Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart publisher BirdLife International year 2008 accessdate May 11, 2009 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Alaudidae genus Mirafra species M. angolensis binomial Mirafra angolensis binomial authority Barboza du Bocage, 1880 synonyms The Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. Range and population The range of Mirafra angolensis is sizable, within Angola , The Democratic Republic of the Congo , United Republic of Tanzania , Zambia . It is estimated to have a global Extent of Occurrence of about 170,000 square km. ref name bi Habitat Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland See also Bird anatomy References Reflist External links IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 id 148849 title Mirafra angolensis downloaded 11 May 2009 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of Least Concern. Category Mirafra Category Birds of Africa Category Birds of Angola Category Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Birds of Tanzania Category Birds of Zambia Alaudidae stub hu Angolai bokorpacsirta nl Angolese leeuwerik pt Cotovia de angola fi Angolankiuru sv Angolal rka zh ... more details
unreferenced date April 2012 organize date April 2012 Politics of Angola The Cabinet of Angola is the chief executive government executive body of the AngolaRepublic of Angola . Vice president Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos State Minister and President Civil House Carlos Maria Feijo State Minister and President Military House Helder Vieira Dias Minister of External Relations Angola Minister of External Relations Jorge Rebelo Chicoti Minister of Finance Angola Minister of Finance Carlos Lopes Minister of Planning Ana Afonso Dias Louren o Minister of National Defence Candido Vandunen Minister of Interior Sebastiao Martins Deputy Ministers Sebasti o Jos Ant nio Martins Ad o Gaspar Ferreira do Nascimento Kamutali Wandick Kanavanack ngelo da Veiga Tavares Minister of Petroleum Jos Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Minister of Industry Joaquim Duarte da Costa David Minister of Justice Manuel Miguel da Costa Arag o Minister of Territorial Administration Virg lio Ferreira de Fontes Pereira Minister of Social Communication Manuel Ant nio Rabelais Minister of Public Works Francisco Higino Carneiro Minister of Urbanism and Environment Diakunpuna Sita Jos Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tom s Minister of Geology and Mines Mankenda Ambroise Minister of Water and Energy Emanuela Bernardett Afonso Vieira Lopes Minister of posts and Telecommunications Lic nio Tavares Minister of Commerce Joaquim Ekuma Muafumua Minister of Hotels and Tourism Pedro Mutinde Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Afonso Pedro Canga Minister of Fisheries Salom o Luheto Xirimbimbi Minister of Science ... and Veterans of War Pedro Jos Van D nem Government ministers in AngolaAngola topics Africa topic Cabinet of title National cabinets of Africa Angola gov stub Category Angola related lists Cabinet Category Lists of government ministers Angolan ministers Category Government of Angola Ministers Category National cabinets Angola pt Governo de Unidade e Reconcilia o Nacional ... more details
20th century in Angola The 1940s in Angola saw the emergence of the first separatist agitation in the Cabinda province province of Cabinda . By the 1950s in Angola 1950s Angola n Communist s actively campaigned against the Ant nio de Oliveira Salazar Salazar government s control over Angola. Cabindans rallied for independence from Portugal in 1946. The Portuguese colonial authorities responded by deporting separatists to Ba a dos Tigres where they held and tortured them. ref name a cite book last Mullen first J. Atticus Ryan coauthors Christopher A. Mullen year 1997 title Unrepresented Nations ... to the United Nations calling for Angola to be given protectorate status under UN supervision ... Policy Towards Angola Since 1945 pages 2, 8 11, and 57 ref ref name c cite book last Oyebade first Adebayo O year 2006 title Culture And Customs of Angola pages XI ref ref name d cite book last first ... first Inge year 1997 title Angola Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction pages 29 36 ref Colonial authorities established the Mission of Angola in 1941 and the Center of Overseas Geography and Anais , an annual ... of Angola , traveled to Portugal in 1947, studying medicine at the University of Coimbra . ref ... Africa pages 378 ref Economy Main Economy of Angola By 1940 the white population in Angola had risen ... without any concern for their yearning, interests, or desires . Assembly of the Republic ..., of the sick, and of decrepit old men. He concluded that in Angola, only the dead are really exempt ... in 1947 Manoel da Cunha e Costa Marqu s Mano , High Commissioner of Angola 1939 1941 Abel de Abreu Souto Maior , High Commissioner of Angola 1941 1942 Vasco Lopes Alves , High Commissioner of Angola 1943 1947 Fernando Falc o Pacheco Mena , High Commissioner of Angola 1947 References Reflist See also Portuguese West Africa Category 1940s by country Angola Category 20th century in Angola Category Decades in Angola Category Angola Portugal ... more details
Infobox economy country Angola image width 200px caption currency Angolan kwanza AOA fixed exchange year ... Cite web url http www.doingbusiness.org data exploreeconomies angola title Doing Business in Angola 2012 publisher World Bank accessdate 2011 11 18 ref exports 51.65 billion 2010 est. export ..., cotton export partners People s Republic of China China 35.65 , United States 25.98 , France 8.83 ... , People s Republic of China China 17.39 , United States 8.51 , Brazil 8.22 , South Korea 6.72 , France .... cianame ao spelling The Economy of Angola is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, ref ... that plagued Angola from Alvor Agreement independence in 1975 until 2002. Despite extensive Crude oil oil and gas resources, diamond s, hydroelectric potential, and rich agricultural land, Angola remains ... the Angola n coast in the 16th century. Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais founded Luanda in 1575 as S o Paulo de Loanda , and the region developed as a Slavery in Angola slave trade market ... in the ports of Luanda and Benguela. By this time, Angola, a Portuguese colony, was in fact like ... Saint George del Mina , Saint Thomas, and Luanda, Angola, on the west coast of Africa. After the dissolution ... of Brazil in 1822, the slave trade was abolished in 1836, and in 1844 Angola s ports were opened .... The Portugal Portuguese discovered petroleum in Angola in 1955. Production began in the Cuanza ... of coffee as Angola s largest export in 1973. class wikitable colspan 3 Angolan oil production rates ... 1991 convert 490 oilbbl 0 disp table 1995 ref name oilhistory Tvedten, Inge. Angola Struggle for Peace ... 800 oilbbl 0 disp table 2006 ref name oilview OECD, International Energy Agency. Angola towards ... Front of Angola , Jonas Savimbi of UNITA , and Daniel Chipenda of the MPLA s eastern faction ... to oil exploration and production in all of Angola. ref name opec http www.eia.doe.gov emeu cabs Angola pdf.pdf Angola Energy Information Administration ref After independence from Portugal in 1975 ... more details
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