FNLA
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The FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola) was a major Angolan nationalist movement and armed group that fought for independence from Portugal and later vied for power during the country’s post-independence conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FNLA canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Angolan political party
ⓘ
armed group ⓘ nationalist movement ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FNLA self-link ⓘ |
| activeDuringConflict |
Angolan Civil War
ⓘ
Angolan War of Independence ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ |
| conflictType | guerrilla movement ⓘ |
| country | Angola ⓘ |
| declineReason | military defeat by MPLA and Cuban forces in 1975 ⓘ |
| ethnicBase |
Kongo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakongo people
|
| foughtIn | Battle of Quifangondo ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Holden Roberto ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
ⓘ
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola ⓘ
surface form:
National Liberation Front of Angola
|
| goal |
establishment of a non-Marxist government in Angola
ⓘ
independence of Angola from Portugal ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
| ideology |
Angolan nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| leader |
Holden Roberto
ⓘ
Ngola Kabangu ⓘ |
| lostPowerStruggleTo | MPLA ⓘ |
| militaryWing | ELNA ⓘ |
| operatedIn | northern Angola ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
MPLA
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial rule in Angola ⓘ UNITA ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Alvor Agreement negotiations
ⓘ
Angolan multiparty elections ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
ⓘ
surface form:
União das Populações de Angola
|
| receivedArmsFrom |
China
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| receivedTrainingIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
| recognizedAs | liberation movement by the Organization of African Unity ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
contender for power at Angolan independence in 1975
ⓘ
major Angolan nationalist movement ⓘ one of the three main movements in the Angolan War of Independence ⓘ |
| signed | Alvor Agreement ⓘ |
| statusAfterCivilWar | minor political party ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
South Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.