[DOC] [TLE] Blood diamond - Wikipedia [PAR] Blood diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to 
finance an ... Angola, a colony of Portugal, gained independence on November 
11, 1975. ... The country became a route for exporting diamonds from Liberia and 
.... of the corrupt government officials in the leading diamond producing countries. [DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Imprio Portugus), also known as the 
Portuguese Overseas (Ultramar Portugus), was the first global empire in world 
history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial 
empires .... A major advance that accelerated this project was the introduction of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Economy of Sierra Leone - Wikipedia [PAR] The economy of Sierra Leone is that of a least developed country with a GDP of 
approximately .... Sierra Leone is a major producer of gem-quality diamonds. ... 
fund, which returns a portion of diamond export taxes to diamond mining 
communities. .... Yonov Frederick Agah; Karl Brauner; David Shark; Yi Xiaozhun; 
Former:... [DOC] [TLE] Diamond Production Map - Gem-Quality Diamond Mining Countries [PAR] The United States is the largest consumer of gem quality diamonds in the world, 
... This lack of domestic production requires the United States to import virtually 
all of its ... began in Angola over 100 years ago while it was a Portuguese colony. [DOC] [TLE] The Portuguese in Brazil [PAR] When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil in 1500, their situation as colonialists was 
very ... In the first century of settlement, it became clear that it was difficult to use ... 
In the 1690s, the discovery of gold, and in the 1720s diamonds further south in ... 
At independence in 1822, the three main exports were cotton, sugar and coffee. [DOC] [TLE] Conflict diamonds in West Africa [PAR] Sierra Leone, originally a British Colony, mined diamonds legitimately and 
profitably ... of the world, causing the UN to ban the export of diamonds from 
Sierra Leone. ... Angola had been a colony of Portugal for over 500 years before 
its people ... One of the main problems presented by conflict diamonds has been 
the use of... [DOC] [TLE] diamond producing countries in africa fact sheet - Diamondfacts.org [PAR] Republic of Congo and Zambia. A former colony of Portugal, with a current 
population of 12.3 million, Angola gained independence in 1975. The country 
failed... [DOC] [TLE] Diamondfacts.org - Background [PAR] Conflict diamonds captured the world's attention during the extremely brutal 
conflict in ... A former colony of Portugal, with a current population of 12.3 million, 
Angola ... so today, with subsistence agriculture providing the main livelihood for 
half of the ... which accounts for most of the Democratic Republic of Congo's 
exports. [DOC] [TLE] History of Colonial Brazil - The Brazil Business [PAR] May 8, 2014 ... Brazilian history can be divided in three parts: when it was a colony, ... moments 
of the largest Portuguese colony between the 16th and the 19th centuries. ... the 
colony was based on agricultural products, which were exported to Europe. .... In 
the beginning of the 18th century, diamonds were also found in... [DOC] [TLE] Diamond-mining countries in Africa: Fact Sheet - Rough & Polished [PAR] May 22, 2012 ... A former colony of Portugal, with a current population of 12.3 million, Angola ... 
Another major alluvial diamond producer is Associacao Chitotolo that is ...... 
centre in Ghana to add value to the raw diamonds prior to export. [DOC] [TLE] Mystique of Diamonds - Van Sipma's Jewelers [PAR] But the Portuguese Crown had by then taken full advantage of the diamond 
yields. .... the capital of the former Portuguese colony, contrast sharply with the 
nation's ... of the world's four major cutting and trading centers and as a major 
exporter... [DOC] [TLE] Luanda, Angola (1576- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and ... [PAR] It became the capital of a Portuguese colony in 1586 and became the capital of 
independent Angola when the former Portuguese colony gained its ... As major 
port city for Angola in the sixteenth century, Luanda

Question: Diamonds are a major export of this former Portuguese colony
Answer: Angola