National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1975–present |
This is a list of flags associated with Angola.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1975–present |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | ?–present | Standard of the President of Angola | |
former | |||
 | ?–1975 | Flag of Governor of Portuguese Angola | |
 | ?–1975 | ||
 | 1510s–c. 1543 | ||
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | ?-present | Flag of the Angola National Police pt | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | ?-present | Flag of the Angola Penitentiary Service | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 1979-present | Flag of the Angolan Olympic Committee | |
| Flag | Date | Regime | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | c. 1883 | Royal Banner of the Kingdom of Kakongo | |
 | c. 17th century | Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo | |
 | c. 17th century | Flag of the Kingdom of Ndongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo | |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2003 | Proposed flag of Angola | Five horizontal stripes: the top and bottom stripes are blue, separated by thin white stripes, with a broad red stripe in the middle. Centered on the red stripe is a yellow sun. The sun design in the middle is meant to be reminiscent of cave paintings found in Tchitundo-Hulu cave near Virei. [3] [4] |
 | 1996 | Proposed flag of Angola | Three horizontal stripes: red, green and black, combining the colors of the MPLA and UNITA parties and providing Pan-African colors. |
 | 1965 | Proposed flag of the Portuguese overseas province of Angola | |
 | 1932 | Proposed flag of the Colony of Angola | The flag is divided into four purple and yellow triangular sections radiating from the center. In the center of the flag is a shield with a golden pelican feeding its young in a purple field. The golden border of the shield contains five small blue shields with white dots and four red crosses of the Order of Christ. Above the shield is a mural crown and below the shield is a white scroll with the word "ANGOLA" written on it. |
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 2020–present | Party logo on a white background. | |
 | 2012–present | Blue map of Angola surrounded by 18 white stars on a green background. Angola is divided into 18 provinces. | |
 | 2006–present | White ring on an orange background. | |
 | 1991–present | Vertical red white green tricolor. In the middle band is a yellow disc held by two symmetrical black hands. | |
| Link to file | 1990–present | A blue flag with the party logo, the logo consists of a handshake on a red disc background. | |
 | 1990–present | Two horizontal bands of red and green with a black vertical band on the hoist side and white disc where the colors meet. | |
 | 1966–present | Three horizontal stripes, respectively red green red, in the middle stripe there is a red rising sun with 18 rays and a black rooster symbolizing the awakening of the African peoples. | |
 | 1960–present | Two horizontal stripes, black and red, with a yellow star in the center. | |
 | 1954–present | A diagonal tricolour of white, red and yellow radiating from the lower hoist side corner, and white star in the center. | |
Youth wings | |||
 | 1974–present | Emblem on a red background. | |
 | 1962–present | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue and black with yellow rising sun on the middle stripe. | |
former | |||
 | 1994–2013 | ||
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| Link to file | 1992–2013 | White flag with a rose flower with a stem. | |
 | 1990s–2013 | Horizontal bicolor green and black field. Centered on the flag is a yellow disc, upon which is placed a white five-pointed star. On the star there is a white dove in flight. | |
 | 1990s | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green. | |
 | 1988–2013 | ||
 | 1983–2013 | ||
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | c. 1975–present | ||
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 | 1990s–present | ||
 | 1996–present | Horizontal blue, copper and black tricolour, the symbol in the middle is a padrão commemorating the Treaty of Simulambuco. [5] | |
 | ?–present |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Lunda-Tchokwé people | ||
 | Flag of the Kongo people | ||
 | Flags of the Mbunda Kingdom | A white flag with a drawing of an African elephant. | |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1978–present | Flag of the Angola Red Cross | Red Cross surrounded by the association's name. |
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Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda, that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and most populous city is Luanda.
Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2020 the population reached more than 8.3 million inhabitants.
The national flag of Angola came into use when the nation gained independence from Portugal on 11 November 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half with an emblem resting at the center. It features a yellow half gear wheel crossed by a machete and crowned with a star.
The national emblem of Angola reflects the recent past of the nation. It includes Marxist imagery found on the device, expanded from what is found on the national flag.
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Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, also known as Petro Atlético de Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, in 1982 and is the most successful team in the country.
Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball team is also noteworthy within the club. The club's colors are red and black. The club won its first title in football, the Angolan League, in 1979. and in basketball in 1980. Handball and Volleyball have also won many titles to the club.
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The Angolan Men's Basketball League,, for sponsorship reasons known as the Unitel Basket, is the top tier men's basketball league in Angola.
Visitors to Angola must obtain either a visa in advance from one of the Angolan diplomatic missions or a pre-visa online, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
The Angolan Women's Basketball League, Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Femininos, is the top tier women's basketball league in Angola. The competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation.
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