| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> AngolaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Angola**Library of Congress Call Number DT1269                   .A54 1990**- Angola  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter.                       1 - Historical Setting  (Rachel Warner)                          - Pre-Colonial                           Angola and the Arrival of the Portuguese      - Kongo                               Kingdom  Ndongo                               KingdomThe                               Defeat of Kongo and Ndongo
- Matamba                               and Kasanje Kingdoms  Lunda                               and Chokwe KingdomsOvimbundu                               and Kwanhama Kingdoms
- The                               Dutch Interregnum, 1641-48   Angola                           in the Eighteenth Century- Slave                               Trading in the 1700s  Portuguese                               Settlers in AngolaThe                           1800's: Turmoil in Portugal, Reform and Expansion in                           Angola
The                               Early Nineteenth Century
- Abolition                               of the Slave Trade  Expansion                               and the Berlin ConferenceSettlement,                           Conquest, and Development
The                               Demographic Situation
- Military                               Campaigns  Administration                               and DevelopmentAngola                           under the Salazar Regime
Angola                               under the New State
- Salazar's                               Racial Politics   Rise                           of African Nationalism- Roots                               of Discontent  African                               Associations- The                                   Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola  The                                   National Front for the Liberation of AngolaOrganizational                               Weaknesses
- Beginning                               of Revolution   Angolan                           Insurgency- Ascendancy                               of the MPLA  Emergence                               of UNITALiberation                               Movements in Cabinda
- Portuguese                               Economic Interests and Resistance to Angolan Independence  The                               Portuguese Coup d'Etat and the End of the Colonial                               EraCoalition,                           the Transitional Government, and Civil War
Foreign                               Intervention
- Collapse                               of the Transitional Government  South                               African InterventionIndependence                           and the Rise of the MPLA Government
Transformation                               into a Marxist-Leninist Party and Internal Dissent
- Shaba                               Invasion and the Nitista Plot  Strengthening                               Ties with the Soviet Union and Its AlliesEconomic                               Problems and the Implementation of Socialist Policies
- The                               UNITA Insurgency and the South African Threat  The                               Final Days of the Neto RegimeThe                           Dos Santos Regime
Steps                               Toward a Stronger Party and Political Discord
- The                               Namibia Issue and Security Threats in the 1980s  Second                               Party Congress- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Rachel Warner)                          - Physical                           Setting       - Terrain  DrainageClimate
- Population                           Structure and Dynamics  Ethnic                           Groups and Languages- The                               Definition of Ethnicity  Ethnolinguistic                               Categories- Ovimbundu  MbunduBakongo
- Lunda-Chokwe  NganguelaOvambo,                                   Nyaneka-Humbe, Herero, and Others
- Hunters,                                   Gatherers, Herders, and Others   Mesti�osStructure                           of Society
Social                               Structure in Rural Communities
Ovimbundu                                   Social Structure
- Mbundu                                   Social Structure   Social                               Structure in Urban AreasEffects                               of Socialist Policies
Policies                                   Affecting Rural Society
- Policies                                   Affecting Urban Society   Role                               of Women and ChildrenEffects                               of the Insurgency
- Religious                           Life     - Christianity  Indigenous                               Religious SystemsEducation
Conditions                               Before Independence
- Conditions                               after Independence  Education                               in UNITA-Claimed TerritoryHealth                           and Welfare
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Nancy Clark)                       
Background                           to Economic Development
- Structure                           of the Economy  Role                           of the GovernmentForeign                           Trade and Assistance
Foreign                               Trade
- Foreign                               Assistance   Labor                           Force Extractive                           Industries 
Oil
Postindependence                                   Exploration and Production
- Marketing   DiamondsIron                               Ore
- Other                               Minerals   Agriculture- Coffee  Food                               Crops and LivestockTimber
- Fishing   Industry- Electric                               Power  Food                               ProcessingLight                               Industry
- Heavy                               Industry  Construction                               MaterialsTransportation                           and Communications
Roads
- Railroads  PortsAir                               Transport
- Telecommunications   Balance                           of Payments, Finances, Foreign Debt- Balance                               of Trade and Payments  FinancesForeign                               Debt
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Rita M. Byrnes)                       
Background
- Structure                           of Government    - The                               Constitution  Executive                               Branch- The                                   President  Council                                   of MinistersDefense                                   and Security Council
- Legislative                               Branch  Judicial                               SystemLocal                               Administration
- Popular                           Movement for the Liberation of Angola- Workers' Party    - Background  Structure- Political                                   Bureau  Central                                   CommitteeParty                                   Congress
- Regional                                   Organization   OperationsPolitical                           Environment 
- Mass                           Organizations and Interest Groups    - Mass                               Organizations      - Popular                                   Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Youth                                   Movement  National                                   Union of Angolan WorkersOrganization                                   of Angolan Women
- Interest                               Groups    - Peasant                                   Farmers  Traditional                                   ElitesReligious                                   Communities
- Political                           Opposition   Mass                           Media Foreign                           Relations 
Policy                               Making
- Regional                               Politics    - Regional                                   Accord  Relations                                   with Other African StatesCommunist                               Nations
- United                               States and Western Europe       - Chapter                       5. National Security  (Joseph P. Smaldone)                            - National                           Security Environment  Evolution                           of the Armed Forces- Background  Independence                               Struggle, Civil War, and InterventionThe                               Development of FAPLA
- Armed                           Forces     - Constitutional                               and Political Context  Armed                               Forces Organization and Mission- Ground                                   Forces  Air                                   and Air Defense ForceNavy
- Foreign                                   Auxiliary Forces   Troop                               Strength, Recruitment, and ConscriptionConditions                               of Service, Ranks, and Military Justice
- Foreign                               Influences    - Communist                                   Nations  Noncommunist                                   NationsTraining
- FAPLA's                               Combat Performance   War                           and the Role of the Armed Forces in Society- The                               Costs of Endemic Conflict  War                               and the Military in National PerspectiveCivic                               Action and Veterans' Groups
- Internal                           Security     - Antigovernment                               Opposition  Erstwhile                               Opposition: FLEC and the FNLAThe                               Enduring Rival: UNITA
Military                                   Organization and Capability
- External                                   Support   Angola                               as a RefugeInternal                               Security Forces and Organization
- Crime                           and Punishmet    - Criminal                               Justice System  Prison                               SystemIncidence                               and Trends in Crime
- Human                               Rights       - Appendices      - Appendix A.                           Tables  Appendix B.                           1988 Regional AccordsBibliography
- Glossary   
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