Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Angolan Civil WarWarAngolan Civil WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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.FactsAngolan Civil WarConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1975 1End YearWell-attested2002 1CombatantsWell-attestedMPLA (Angola); UNITA 1OutcomeWell-attestedMPLA victory 1ClassificationDeath Toll MinWell-attestedfrom 800,000 1Conflict TypeWell-attestedCivil War 1Angolan Civil WarFilter Results26 entriesWeapon FamilyAllArmored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (2)Assault Rifles (1)Assault Rifles of Europe (1)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)Heavy Machine Guns (2)Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers (4)Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (2)Pistols and Revolvers (1)Recoilless Guns and Rifles (1)Rifles and Carbines (4)Rocket Artillery (1)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (2)Semi-Automatic 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Angolan Civil War - WikipediaLead sectionThe 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.Infobox, combatant1/combatant2MPLAInfobox, resultMPLA victoryArticle textBy 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.Lead textThe Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002.Infobox: combatant1People's Republic of Angola/Republic of Angola MPLA (1975-1989) SWAPO (1975-1989) ANC (1975-1989) Executive Outcomes (1993-1995) 22px FLNC (1975-1978)View the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: Uzitier 4WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: M1 Garand Rifletier 2WikipediaUses: M1 Garand Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceMosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: BM-21 GradUses: BM-21 Grad, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: 2K12 KubUses: 2K12 Kub, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)Uses: D-30 Howitzer, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: DShKUses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: M1 carbineUses: M1 carbine, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-70Uses: BTR-70, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: T-64Uses: T-64, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: Panhard AMLUses: Panhard AML, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: Sa 23Uses: Sa 23, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: AMD-65Uses: AMD-65, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)Uses: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier), infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'View the SourceWikipedia: FIM-92 StingerUses: Stinger Missile, Infobox: warsFalklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian WarUses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox: warsFalklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceMakarov pistol, WikipediaUses: Makarov PM Pistol, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Makarov PM Pistol, Infobox: warsFirst Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet-Afghan War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian warView the SourceWikipedia: KPV heavy machine gunUses: KPV heavy machine gun, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: KPV heavy machine gun, Infobox: warsKorean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Soviet-Afghan War Libyan-Chadian conflict Iran-Iraq War Gulf War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi-Yemeni border conflict (2015-present)View the SourceWikipedia: B-10 recoilless rifleUses: B-10 recoilless rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: B-10 recoilless rifle, Infobox: warsVietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Western Sahara War Angolan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Iran-Iraq War Somali Civil War Gulf War Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Houthi-Saudi Arabian conflict Sudanese civil war (2023-present) 2025 Afghanistan-Pakistan conflictView the SourceWikipedia: Panhard M3Uses: Panhard M3, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Panhard M3, Infobox: warsPortuguese Colonial War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Internal conflict in Burma Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)View the SourceWikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2WikipediaUses: T-55, Wikipedia article textSurvivability 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.Uses: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia article textSurvivability 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.View the SourcePT-76, WikipediaUses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textThe People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) deployed PT-76s during the Angolan Civil War, as did Cuba during its lengthy military intervention in that country.View the SourceWikipedia: BRDM-1Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textThe Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) deployed a number of BRDM-1s during the Angolan Civil 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