Dutch Angola

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Dutch Angola was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colonial foothold on the west coast of Central Africa, centered on Luanda and primarily focused on the Atlantic slave trade.

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Surface form Occurrences
Dutch Loango-Angola 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial possession
former colony
historical region
capital Luanda NERFINISHED
centeredOn Luanda NERFINISHED
coast Atlantic Ocean
colonialAdministrationBy Dutch West India Company
colonialPower Dutch Republic
conflictWith Portuguese Empire
controlledBy Dutch West India Company
country Dutch Republic
duration short-lived
economyBasedOn slave trade
exported enslaved Africans
historicalRole Dutch foothold in Angola
involvedIn Atlantic slave trade
surface form: Atlantic slave trade network
languageUsed Dutch
Portuguese
locatedIn Central Africa
locatedOn west coast of Central Africa
opposedBy Portuguese colonial authorities
partOf Dutch colonial empire
portCity Luanda NERFINISHED
predecessor Angola
surface form: Portuguese Angola
primaryEconomicActivity Atlantic slave trade
region Angola
regionType coastal enclave
religionIntroduced Calvinism
religionPresent Roman Catholicism
strategicPurpose control of slave trade routes
weakening Portuguese colonial power
successor Angola
surface form: Portuguese Angola
timePeriod 17th century
tradedWith Caribbean colonies of the Dutch Republic
Dutch Brazil

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Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Angola
Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Angola
this entity surface form: Dutch Loango-Angola