ANGOLA - HISTORY * 1575 Portuguese settlement established at Luanda (however no attempts made to settle inland until the late 1900's). * Until the late 1900's Portugal used the area as a "slave pool" for its far more lucrative colony in Brazil and to benefit from the occasional discovery of precious gemstones and metals. * Angola suffered from one of the most backward forms of colonialist rule. * As Portugal was herself, in European terms, undeveloped, she lacked both the eco ...

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Leaders of Angola (Republic of Angola) [To the list of countries] [To the ZPC Homepage] Active names link to their correspondant biography at the CIDOB website. See also the biography of Jonás Savimbi Party: MPLA: Popular Liberation Movement of Angola Presidents of the Republic António Agostinho Neto 11 Nov 1975 - 10 Sep 1979 (+) [picture] MPLA José Eduardo dos Santos 10 Sep 1979 - [picture] MPLA (interim to 21 Sep 1979) Pr ...

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Angola Angola - a country with a lot of potential in the future ... Angola is 1.246.700 km2 big with a population at about 10 million. 55% of the population is under 20 years old. Life expectancy is about 44 years. The population density is 8,3 per km2. Today nearly 40% of the population live in the urban areas because of the war. Angola is a rich oil country and has many natural resources such as coffee, sugar, fish, timber, diamonds, and various minerals. Previously about 70% ...