Angola,officially the Republic of Angola,is a country located on the west 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.
The current political regime in Angola is presidentialism,in which the President of the Republic is also head of state and government;it is advised by a Council of Ministers,which together with the President form the national executive power. Legislative power rests with the 220 parliamentarians elected to the National Assembly. The President of the Republic,together with the parliament,appoints the majority of the members of the two highest bodies of the judiciary,that is,the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court. The judiciary is still made up of the Court of Auditors and the Supreme Military Court.
Angola is a country in southwestern Africa. The country's name derives from the Kimbundu word for king. Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. In the 15th century,Portuguese colonists began trading,and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century. Portugal annexed territories in the region which were ruled as a colony from 1655,and Angola was incorporated as an overseas province of Portugal in 1951. After the Angolan War of Independence,which ended in 1974 with an army mutiny and leftist coup in Lisbon,Angola achieved independence in 1975 through the Alvor Agreement. After independence,Angola entered a long period of civil war that lasted until 2002.
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966,UNITA fought alongside the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 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 People's Republic of China from 1966 until October 1975 and later from the United States and apartheid South Africa while the MPLA received support from the Soviet Union and its allies,especially Cuba.
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan revolutionary politician and rebel military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule from 1966 to 1974,then confronted the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the Angolan Civil War. Savimbi was killed in a clash with government troops in 2002.
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola,for some years called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola –Labour Party,is an Angolan left-wing,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. The party has ruled Angola since the country's independence from Portugal in 1975,being the de facto government throughout the civil war and continuing to rule afterwards.
JoséEduardo dos Santos was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president,dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA),the party that has ruled Angola since it won independence in 1975. He was the second-longest-serving president in Africa,surpassed only by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.
Huambo,formerly Nova Lisboa,is the third-most populous city in Angola,after the capital city Luanda and Lubango,with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo. The city is the capital of the province of Huambo and is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB),which runs from the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southernmost province,Katanga. Huambo is served by the Albano Machado Airport.
Abel Epalanga Chivukuvuku is an Angolan politician and leader of the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola electoral alliance (CASA-CE). Previously,as a long-time member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA),he served as the Chief of UNITA's Parliament from October 1998 to September 2000.
Cuíto,formerly known as Silva Porto,is a city and municipality in central Angola,capital of BiéProvince. The municipality had a population of 450,881 in 2014. Projected to be the tenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025,with a 5.56% growth.
The Agostinho Neto University is the largest public university of Angola,based in Luanda and in the nearby city of Talatona,in Angola. In the academic year 2005–06,68 licensing courses were ministered by the university:18 in Bachelor's and 15 in master's degrees,involving areas of scientific knowledge in the faculties,institutes,and higher learning schools. It is one of seven public universities in Angola. Until 2009 the Agostinho Neto University was the country's only public university,and had campuses in all its major cities. In 2009 it was split up,with its campuses outside Luanda becoming six autonomous universities,located in Benguela,Cabinda,Huambo,Lubango,Malange,and Uíge. Agostinho Neto University is now one of the seven regional university among others,serving Luanda Province and Bengo Province. It remains the largest university in Angola.
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo is a Mozambican politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2020. She served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique from 2010 to 2020. Dlhovo is a member of Frelimo.
Since its independence from Portugal in 1975,Angola has had three constitutions. The first came into force in 1975 as an "interim" measure;the second was approved in a 1992 referendum,and the third one was instituted in 2010.
The Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola –Electoral Coalition is a political alliance in Angola that currently includes five parties.
A Única Mulher is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast and produced by TVI. It is written by Maria João Mira,author of some of the biggest hits of the channel,and her son AndréRamalho. The telenovela premiered on March 15,2015 and aired at 9 pm (UTC) primetime slot. It was recorded between Lisbon (Portugal) and Luanda (Angola).
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida was an Angolan nationalist,militant,writer,and translator,who also taught,wrote poetry,and worked as a radio host. Born into a Methodist family,she received a scholarship to study in Brazil,from where she corresponded with Martin Luther King Jr. Fearing extradition,she continued her education in the United States before returning to Angola. Rodrigues was a member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and co-founded its women's wing,the Organização da Mulher de Angola. She was captured,tortured,and executed by a rival nationalist group in 1967. A documentary of her life was released in 2014.
Arlete Leona Chimbinda is an Angolan politician. She is a deputy and a university professor. She became a member of parliament in 2017 and she became the first vice-president of the Angolan political party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNITA in 2019. Chimbinda is a critic of her country's constitution and its President João Lourenço.
General elections were held in Angola on 24 August 2022 to elect the President and National Assembly. Incumbent president João Lourenço was eligible for one more term. The MPLA was re-elected with a reduced majority,winning 124 seats with 51% of the vote. The main opposition party,UNITA won 90 seats with 44% of the vote. The Social Renewal Party (PRS),the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) and the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) each won two seats. The elections were the closest in Angolan history between the MPLA and UNITA.
The United Patriotic Front is an Angolan opposition political coalition led by the UNITA party and its leader,Adalberto Costa Júnior.
The Humanist Party of Angola is a political party in Angola led by Florbela Malaquias. It was legalised by the Constitutional Court on 27 May 2022.
