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Vinony
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1970s in Angola

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Angolan Civil War
armed conflict in Angola between 1975 and 2002
Portuguese Angola
1575-1975 Portuguese possession in West Africa
Portuguese Colonial War
1961–1974 armed conflicts in Africa between Portugal and independence movements
Angolan War of Independence
conflict in Angola between 1961 and 1975
Cabinda Conflict
1975-present conflict in the Angolan exclave of Cabinda
United Nations Security Council Resolution 322
United Nations Security Council resolution
United Nations Security Council Resolution 312
United Nations Security Council resolution
Flechas
The Flechas (Portuguese for Arrows) were an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Portuguese secret police (PIDE, latter renamed DGS) that operated in Angola and Mozambique during the Portuguese Colonial War. Unlike most of the other Portuguese special forces that were employed in the several theatres of operations of the conflict, the Flechas were not a de jure military unit but a PIDE/DGS (secret police) unit.