Portuguese Angola
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Portuguese Angola was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa until the Angolan War of Independence. It was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).
Province of Angola Província de Angola | |||||||||
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| 1575–1975 | |||||||||
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 Portuguese West Africa in 1905–1975 | |||||||||
| Status | Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575-1951) Overseas Province of Portugal (1951-1972) State of the Portuguese Empire (1972-1975) | ||||||||
| Capital | Luanda | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Historical era | Imperialism, Cold War | ||||||||
• | 1575 | ||||||||
• | 11 November 1975 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AO | ||||||||
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Portuguese Angola Media
Hino Patriótico, considerado o primeiro hino oficial de Portugal.
Hymno da Carta (Hino da Carta) interpretado pela Orquestra Sinfônica da Rádio M.E.C.
Hino nacional de Portugal interpretado pela Orquestra da Presidência da República
Portuguese troops during the Colonial War
Portuguese soldiers in Angola
Luanda, Portuguese Angola 1972.
Portuguese soldiers being withdrawn from the Nova Lisboa garrison, Angola, 1975.
Proposed flag for Portuguese Angola
View from the Kwanza River
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