The Angolan Civil War broke out in 1975, immediately after Angola gained independence from Portugal, pitting the Marxist governing party the MPLA against the rival UNITA movement, and initially also the FNLA, in a conflict that quickly became a major Cold War proxy struggle. The Soviet Union and Cuba, which deployed large numbers of troops, backed the MPLA government, while the United States and apartheid South Africa supported UNITA under Jonas Savimbi, and fighting continued through failed peace efforts and a contested 1992 election that UNITA rejected. The war finally ended in 2002, when Savimbi was killed in action by government forces, prompting UNITA to agree to a ceasefire and transition into a purely political party after some twenty-seven years of intermittent warfare.
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The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) 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.
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By the time the MPLA achieved victory in 2002, between 500,000 and 800,000 people had died and over one million had been internally displaced.
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The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002.
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People's Republic of Angola/Republic of Angola MPLA (1975-1989) SWAPO (1975-1989) ANC (1975-1989) Executive Outcomes (1993-1995) 22px FLNC (1975-1978)
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Survivability of opposing medium-armour vehicles deployed by UNITA and the South African Defence Force (SADF) against late model MBTs used in the Angolan Civil War remained a major concern throughout that conflict.
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Survivability of opposing medium-armour vehicles deployed by UNITA and the South African Defence Force (SADF) against late model MBTs used in the Angolan Civil War remained a major concern throughout that conflict.
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