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Jan 1, 1300
Consolitates
Kongo kingdom consolidates in the north. -
Mar 1, 1483
Portugal Comes
Portuguese arrive. -
Jan 1, 1575
Luanda
Portuguese found Luanda. -
Trading Slaves
Angola becomes a major Portuguese trading arena for slaves. -
Slave Abolishes
Slave trade officially abolished by the Portuguese government. -
Portugal Has Control
Portugal consolidates colonial control over Angola, local resistance persists. -
Status
Angola's status changes from colony to overseas province. -
Independence Movement
The early beginnings of the socialist guerrilla independence movement, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), based in northern Congo. -
Forced Labour
Forced labour abolished after revolts on coffee plantations leave 50,000 dead. The fight for independence is bolstered. -
Independence
Angola gains independence but power struggle ensues between MPLA, backed by Cuba, and the FNLA plus Unita, backed by South Africa and the USA. -
Peace Deal
Dos Santos, Savimbi sign peace deal in Lisbon which results in a new multiparty constitution. -
Peace
Peace Was Finally Achived !
