• Events from the year 2007 in Angola President: José Eduardo dos Santos Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos President of the National Assembly:...
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  • TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. (Portuguese: TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P.) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline...
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    Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking)...
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    The economy of Angola remains heavily influenced by the effects of four decades of conflict in the last part of the 20th century, the war for independence...
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    The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The...
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    (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated...
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  • The 2007 Taça de Angola was the 26th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following...
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    Angola (Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), from 1977–1990 called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola –...
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    In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of...
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    and other aspects. According to 2014 census data, Angola had a population of 25,789,024 inhabitants in 2014. Ethnically, there are three main groups, each...
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    Buffalo-bound New York Express of the Lake Shore Railway derailed at a bridge in Angola, New York, United States, slid down into a gorge, and caught fire, killing...
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    Angola competed at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan, from 25 August to 2 September 2007. Angola entered 2 athletes. Key Q = Qualified...
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    Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. In...
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    The Angola national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled...
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  • Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997 where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. In 2022 the brand of...
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    Christianity is the predominant religion in Angola, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. Angola is a secular state and its constitution guarantees...
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    The Cuban intervention in Angola (codenamed Operation Carlota) began on 5 November 1975, when Cuba sent combat troops in support of the communist-aligned...
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  • Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has ruled Angola since independence in 1975. From 1975 to 1991, it was the sole legally existing party in a political system...
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  • Primeiro de Agosto. 2008 Angola Basketball Super Cup 2008 BAI Basket "ANGOLA : ASA and 1º De Agosto Play Final Today". basket-in-africa blogspot. 2008-04-22...
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  • The Angolan men's national basketball team is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking...
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    (Portuguese: Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional) in Angola, was a war of independence fought between the Angolan nationalist forces of the MPLA, UNITA and FNLA...
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  • Telecommunications in Angola include telephone, radio, television, and the Internet. The government controls all broadcast media with a nationwide reach. In 2001,...
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    Holden Roberto (category Candidates for President of Angola)
    Álvaro Holden Roberto (Angolan Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈal.va.ɾu ˈolden ɾoˈbeʁtu]; January 12, 1923 – August 2, 2007) was an Angolan politician who founded...
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    Angola are based on Angola's strong support of U.S. foreign policy as the Angolan economy is dependent on U.S. foreign aid. From 1975 to 1989, Angola...
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    of Angola (Portuguese: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966...
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    Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, prompting a worldwide search by law enforcement intelligence agencies in the United States. No trace of...
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    their military incursion into Angola in 1975–1976. It was part of the South African Border War and arose due to the Angolan War of Independence. The operation...
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  • Angolans in Portugal form the country's second-largest group of African migrants, after Cape Verdeans. In 2006, official statistics showed 28,854 legal...
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  • basketball. It was held in Guangzhou and Macau from July 28 to August 2. The following teams played in a round-robin tournament: Angola (FIBA Africa Champion)...
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  • language of Angola. Angolan Portuguese (Portuguese: português de Angola) is a group of dialects and accents of Portuguese used in Angola. In 2005 it was...
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