The Democratic People's Republic of Angola was a rival government to that of the People's Republic of Angola.
Democratic People's Republic of Angola República Popular Democrática de Angola | |||||||||||||
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| 1975–1976 1979–2002 | |||||||||||||
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| Capital | Huambo (de jure) Jamba (de facto) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||||||
| Government | Unrecognised government | ||||||||||||
| Co-president | |||||||||||||
• 1975–1976 | Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi | ||||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||||
• 1979–2002 | Jonas Savimbi | ||||||||||||
• 2002 | Paulo Lukamba | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• RPDA proclaimed | 11 November 1975 | ||||||||||||
• RPDA suppressed | 11 February 1976 | ||||||||||||
• RPDA reestablished | 1979 | ||||||||||||
• RPDA dissolution | 4 April 2002 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Angola | ||||||||||||
It was declared by the FNLA and UNITA in the city of Huambo. It was formed during the dawn of Angolan independence, in November 1975, though by February 1976, its FNLA forces had been largely defeated by the MPLA of the People's Republic of Angola.[1] It was supported by South Africa and United States.[2]
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Europa Publications Limited. 2003. p. 40. ISBN 9781857431834. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Angola - INDEPENDENCE AND THE RISE OF THE MPLA GOVERNMENT". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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