Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
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The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is a major Angolan political party and former Marxist–Leninist guerrilla movement that led the struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule and has dominated the country’s politics since 1975.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former guerrilla movement
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national liberation movement ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedMultipartySystem | early 1990s ⓘ |
| cameToPower | 1975 ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Angolan National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | red-black flag with yellow star, cogwheel and machete ⓘ |
| formerLeader |
Agostinho Neto
NERFINISHED
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José Eduardo dos Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
National Liberation Front of Angola
NERFINISHED
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National Union for the Total Independence of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1956 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | merger of several Angolan nationalist groups ⓘ |
| foundedTheState | People's Republic of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPresident | João Lourenço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Luanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ left-wing nationalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal political party ⓘ |
| militaryWing | People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Portuguese colonial rule in Angola ⓘ |
| opposedByDuringColdWar |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | anti-colonial movement ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1992 Angolan general election
NERFINISHED
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2008 Angolan legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2012 Angolan general election ⓘ 2017 Angolan general election ⓘ 2022 Angolan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Angolan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| proclaimedIndependenceDate | 1975-11-11 ⓘ |
| proclaimedIndependenceOf | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInState | governing party since independence in 1975 ⓘ |
| shortName | MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedByDuringColdWar |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transitionedIdeology | from Marxism–Leninism to social democracy ⓘ |
| womenWing | Organização da Mulher Angolana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| youthWing | Juventude do MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
this entity surface form:
Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form:
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
this entity surface form:
MPLA
this entity surface form:
Angolan independence movement
this entity surface form:
Angolan independence movement