[DOC] [TLE] Angolan War of Independence - Wikipedia [PAR] The Angolan War of Independence (19611974) began as an uprising against 
forced cotton ... Angolan independence in 1975, start of the Angolan Civil War. .... 
The early period of Portuguese incursion was punctuated by a series of wars, ... 
Angola had the status of a Portuguese colony from 1655 until the Assembly of the
... [DOC] [TLE] History of Angola - Wikipedia [PAR] Angola is a country in southwestern Africa. The country's name derives from the 
Kimbundu ... After independence, Angola later entered a period of civil war that 
lasted up until 2002. .... After many years of conflict, the nation gained its 
independence on 11 November 1975, after the 1974 coup d'tat in Lisbon, 
Portugal. [DOC] [TLE] Angola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule | South ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2014 ... Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese 
... of Angola (UNITA) signed the Alvor agreement in January 1975. ... by the end 
of 1976 the ANC had established its first military base in Angola. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF ANGOLA [PAR] Portugal's colonial claim to the region is recognized by the other ... In the 1950s 
and 1960s three rival guerrilla groups are formed to fight for Angolan 
independence. ... The unrest gives the guerrilla groups their opportunity. ... 
Portuguese East Africa follows in June 1975, taking the new name... [DOC] [TLE] Angola - History Background - Portuguese, Colonial, Schools, and ... [PAR] Colonial Rule: The Portuguese colonial period in Angola lasted almost five ... 
major influx of Portuguese who totaled 340,000 at independence in November 
1975. ... by Cuba and the Soviet Union, gained control of Angola after 
independence. [DOC] [TLE] Angola: History - Infoplease [PAR] Portuguese colonization of Angola began in 1575, when a permanent base was 
... Portugal granted Angola independence in 1975 and the MPLA assumed ... of 
Angola, the MPLA eventually gained the upper hand in the renewed warfare. [DOC] [TLE] Angola National Liberation (1961-1974) - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Both the government and UNITA continued to prepare for war during this time, ... 
independence of one of those colonies, Angola, led to the Angolan civil war that 
.... was achieved, the US assumed Moscow intended to reinforce its presence in 
... In the years before Angolan independence in 1975, Peking provided modest... [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 11 | 1975: Divided Angola gets independence [PAR] 1975: Divided Angola gets independence. The southern African state of Angola 
has gained its independence from former colonial power Portugal. The leader of
... [DOC] [TLE] Angola profile - Timeline - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] Jun 4, 2015 ... 1885-1930 - Portugal consolidates colonial control over Angola, local resistance 
persists. ... 1988 - South Africa agrees to Namibian independence in exchange ... 
1994 - Government, Unita sign Lusaka Protocol peace accord. [DOC] [TLE] Angolan War of Independence (Guerra do Ultramar/Guerra Colonial ... [PAR] Details about the armed conflict Angolan War of Independence (Guerra do ... the 
Liberation of Angola (MPLA) were a front representing the tribal powers ... 
Founded in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi, an ex-FNLA leader, its base of support ... 
enjoying only small assistance from China, but later on gained the support of 
South Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Angola from past to present | Conciliation Resources [PAR] When Angola achieved independence in 1975, a war was raging between ... 
David Birmingham revisit Angola's colonial period and the independence 
struggle... [DOC] [TLE] The Angola Crisis 197475 - Milestones in the History of U.S. ... [PAR] The impending independence of one of those colonies, Angola, led to the ... 
During the summer of 1975, the Soviet-supported MPLA was able to consolidate 
power in ... South Africa withdrew its forces in the spring of 1976 and the MPLA... [DOC] [TLE] The Challenge of Decolonization in Africa [PAR] Although Western European powers granted aid to African nations, they also ... In 
the 1960s, Frantz Fanon, the anti-colonial intellectual and psychoanalyst, .... In 
1975 Angola gained its independence from Portugal, and three nationalist... [DOC] [TLE] African Countries and

Question: In 1975 Angola gained its independence from this colonial power
Answer: Portugal