The history of the Angolan people and country.

Angola, formerly known as Portuguese West Africa, was originally Portugal's most economically valuable and richest colony. In A.D. 1475, in order to explore the sea route to India, Portuguese Diogo C?o led a fleet of seven ships, carrying hundreds of soldiers and a few missionaries, sailing along the west coast of Africa, finally reaching Luanda, Angola, discovering all the coasts of Angola, and erecting monuments at the mouth of Congo and Cape St. Augustine. At the same time, he brought a group of slaves from Angola back to Portugal.

1483, diogo returned to Angola, and so did the slaves he brought to Portugal. At that time, diogo had got in touch with the King of Congo and won his friendship, so the King of Congo also sent a special envoy to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, for a long time. 149 1 year, another Portuguese fleet also arrived in Angola and went deep into the capital of the king of Congo, west of the Congo River 120 miles. Soon after, Portugal also set up an embassy in the capital of the King of Congo, and started trade with local aborigines, and established a profound friendship with them.

1575, the Portuguese began to occupy the south of Congo and established Luanda city. At the same time, it conquered several indigenous tribes and let white people slowly immigrate to Angola. In the next 50 years, the Portuguese gradually expanded their territory. 16 17, Portugal established Benjila city in Angola, which became more stable and further confirmed Portugal's position in Angola. From 1640 to 1648, the Dutch once captured some important ports here, which were later recovered by the Portuguese.

In the next two centuries, Angola's economy developed slowly. At that time, although the Portuguese were also committed to the development of agricultural production in Angola, the main income of the Angolan colony at that time was to sell slaves to Brazil. The slave trade was not abolished until 1830. Until the late19th century, Angola's economy turned inland, and the Portuguese began to actively develop agriculture and underground mineral resources. During World War I, Angola was attacked by German troops from southwest Africa. Because of the persistence of the Portuguese, it was not ravaged by the Germans.

Angola was classified as a Portuguese colony at the Berlin Conference held from 1884 to 1885.

Portugal sent troops to occupy the whole territory of Angola 1922.

From 195 1, Angola became an overseas province of Portugal: the Portuguese government sent a governor to govern. [3] In the 1970s, due to the influence of the African nationalist movement. In addition, the life of black people in China is too hard, so Angolans began to actually resist in June 196 1. Demand independence. Guerrillas of the National Liberation Front of Angola in the north set up some strongholds in the jungle area and attacked Portuguese troops in Angola with guerrilla tactics. And stationed in Anbrish port, about 0/50 km north of Luanda, led by their leader Robert.

After 1950s, in the struggle for national independence, the Angolan People's Liberation Movement (MPLA), the Angolan National Liberation Front (ANLF) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) were established one after another.

The Angolan People's Movement began its armed struggle on February 4th. 196 1.

1966, the Angolan People's Liberation Movement led by Neto reappeared, and they were entrenched in Luanda, the capital of Angola, and its nearby areas. At the same time, the political organization of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola also appeared in New Lisbon in the south. Each of them has a guerrilla. However, these three local political organizations are not coordinated with each other. They are independent and fight with each other.

1975 1, the Portuguese government finally agreed to Angola's independence, and signed the Pamela Agreement, requiring the three major political forces in Angola to reach an agreement on their own, so that when Angola becomes independent, a unified legal representative will take over Angola's sovereignty from the Portuguese. 1975165438+1October 10, the last batch of Portuguese troops left Angola; 1 1 day, Angola declared its independence and established the People's Republic of Angola, ending 500 years of colonial rule by Portugal.