Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola

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Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola is an Angolan nationalist and anti-colonial movement-turned-political party that was one of the main groups fighting Portuguese rule during the Angolan War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Angolan nationalist movement
national liberation movement
political party
activeInConflict Angolan War of Independence NERFINISHED
alliedWith United States during the Cold War
Zaire NERFINISHED
country Angola NERFINISHED
countryOfOperation Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
foughtAgainst Portugal NERFINISHED
Portuguese Armed Forces NERFINISHED
foundedBy Holden Roberto NERFINISHED
goal independence of Angola from Portugal
hasAbbreviation FNLA NERFINISHED
hasArmedStrugglePeriod 1960s
early 1970s
hasElectoralActivity participation in National Assembly elections of Angola
hasEthnicBase Bakongo people NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalIdeology anti-communism
hasHistoricalLeader Holden Roberto NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalActivity participation in Angolan multiparty elections
hasReligionInfluence Christianity NERFINISHED
hasStatus minor party in contemporary Angolan politics
hasWing armed wing
headquartersLocation Luanda NERFINISHED
ideology Angolan nationalism
anti-colonialism
languageOfName Portuguese
opposedTo Marxist-Leninist MPLA government
Portuguese colonial rule in Angola
participatedIn 1975–2002 phase of the Angolan Civil War
Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED
post-independence Angolan politics
partOf Angolan independence movement NERFINISHED
politicalPosition conservative
right-wing
regionOfInfluence northern Angola
regionOfSupport Cabinda enclave NERFINISHED
rivalOrganization Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola NERFINISHED
UNITA NERFINISHED
roleInHistory one of the main groups fighting Portuguese rule in Angola
supportedBy Mobutu Sese Seko government of Zaire NERFINISHED
People's Republic of China during early independence struggle
United States Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
transitionedTo legal political party
translatedName National Liberation Front of Angola NERFINISHED

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Holden Roberto founderOf Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
FNLA fullName Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
FNLA fullName Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
Holden Roberto memberOf Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
Holden Roberto politicalParty Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
FNLA precededBy Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
this entity surface form: União das Populações de Angola