FAPLA
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FAPLA was the military wing of Angola’s ruling MPLA movement, serving as the country’s main armed forces during much of the Angolan Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAPLA canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ military wing ⓘ |
| allegiance |
MPLA government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Republic of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Angolan Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1991
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1975 ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | independence of Angola ⓘ |
| fullName | Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullNameInEnglish | People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Luanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Forças Armadas Angolanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ebo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Quifangondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
FNLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ UNITA NERFINISHED ⓘ Zairean Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | liberation movement armed wing ⓘ |
| partOf | MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
EPLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MPLA guerrilla forces ⓘ |
| reorganizedFrom | MPLA armed wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air defence
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ land warfare ⓘ |
| successor | Forças Armadas Angolanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
Cuban military advisers
ⓘ
Soviet military advisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | conventional army ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | Soviet military doctrine ⓘ |
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