Separatism in Angola

province of Angola

The '''People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (, abbr. MPLA), from 1977 to 1990 called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party''' (), is an Angolan social democratic political party. The MPLA fought against the Portuguese Army in the Angolan War of Independence from 1961 to 1974, and defeated the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) in the Angolan Civil War, which has been described as "one of the longest, most brutal and deadliest wars of the last century." The party has ruled Angola si

The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) in the Angolan War for Independence (1961–1975) and then against the MPLA in the ensuing civil war (1975–2002). The war was one of the most prominent Cold War proxy wars, with UNITA receiving military aid initially from the People's Republic of China from 1966 until October 1975 and later from the United States and apartheid Sou

conflict in Angola between 1961 and 1975

political party

political party

1975-present conflict in the Angolan exclave of Cabinda

unrecognized state in Cabinda Province, Angola (1975–76)