What the records say
- When
- 11 Nov 1975 – 4 Apr 2002
- Kind
- Civil war
- Deaths
- 550,000
- Coordinates
- 12.78° S, 15.73° E
- Type
- Civil war (with foreign intervention)
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Luanda, Huambo
- Side a
- MPLA (+ Cuba, Soviet support)
- Side b
- UNITA (+ South Africa, US support)
- Alliances
- MPLA (+ Cuba, Soviet support), UNITA (+ South Africa, US support)
Placed approximately by the source.
Angolan Civil War
1975–2002 military conflict
The Angolan Civil War was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. It was a power struggle between two former anti-colonial guerrilla movements, the communist People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the anti-communist National Union for the Total Independence of Ango…
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- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War Project · names it “War over Angola”Correlates of War: free use with citation
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data Program · names it “Angola: Government”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Includes 5 events
Related events
- Peace Accords for Angola, Lisbon ('Bicesse Accords')31 May 1991 · Peace agreement
- The Protocol of Estoril (Bicesse Accords)31 May 1991 · Peace agreement
- Ceasefire Agreement (Bicesse Accords)31 May 1991 · Peace agreement
- Fundamental principles for the establishment of Peace in Angola (Bicesse Accords)31 May 1991 · Peace agreement
- Concepts for Resolving the Issues Still Pending between the Government of the People's Republic of Angola and UNITA (Bicesse Accords)31 May 1993 · Peace agreement
- Lusaka Protocol15 Nov 1994 · Peace agreement
- Final Timetable for the Implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, Approved by the Joint Commission at Luanda, 9 January 19989 Jan 1998 · Peace agreement
- Agreement with UNITA-Renovada Updating the Lusaka Protocol Concerning the Appointment of UNITA Cadres to Government Positions (Annex III to Agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of…18 Feb 1999 · Peace agreement
- Agreement with UNITA-Renovada Updating the Lusaka Protocol Concerning the Reinstatement of Government Administration over the National Territory (Luanda Protocol)18 Feb 1999 · Peace agreement
- Agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of Angola and UNITA Renovada on 18 February 1999(Annex II to Agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of Angola and UNITA Renovada (Luanda…18 Feb 1999 · Peace agreement
- Angolan Government's Peace Plan13 Mar 2002 · Peace agreement
- Luena Memorandum of Understanding (Addendum to the Lusaka Protocol for the Cessation of Hostilities and the Resolution of the Outstanding Military Issues under the Lusaka Protocol)4 Apr 2002 · Peace agreement