MPLA

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The MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola) is a Marxist-origin political party and former liberation movement that became Angola's ruling party after independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former liberation movement
political party
ruling party
armedWing FAPLA
becameRulingPartyOnIndependence 1975
conflict Angolan Civil War
Angolan War of Independence
linked to: Angolan Civil War
continent Africa
country Angola
currentPresidentOfAngolaFromParty João Lourenço
electoralDominance has won all post-war national elections in Angola
firstPresidentOfAngolaFromParty Agostinho Neto
foundedAs liberation movement
foundedIn Luanda
founder Agostinho Neto
foundingYear 1956
fullName Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola
fullNameEnglish People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
governingStatus ruling party of Angola since independence in 1975
governingSystemInfluence Marxism–Leninism (historical)
governsCapitalCity Luanda
hasWomenWing OMA
hasYouthWing JMPLA
headquartersLocation Luanda
ideologicalOrigin Marxist
legalStatus legal political party in Angola
longestServingPresidentFromParty José Eduardo dos Santos
notableLeader Agostinho Neto
José Eduardo dos Santos
João Lourenço
officialLanguage Portuguese
opposedOrganization FNLA
UNITA
partyColor black
red
yellow
politicalPosition centre-left
left-wing
primaryGoalAtFounding independence of Angola from Portugal
regionOfActivity Sub-Saharan Africa
roleInHistory major Angolan independence movement
principal party in the Angolan Civil War
supportedByDuringColdWar Cuba
Eastern Bloc
Soviet Union
symbol star
transitionedTo multi-party democracy participant in the 1990s
type mass party

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Cuban military interventions in Africa hasParticipant People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: MPLA
Cuban military interventions in Africa hasParticipant Front for the National Liberation of Angola
linked to: MPLA
Cuban intervention in Angola hasParticipant People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: MPLA
João Lourenço politicalParty People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: MPLA
UNITA opposed MPLA
FNLA opposedTo MPLA
Lusaka Protocol party MPLA-led government
linked to: MPLA
Agostinho Neto memberOf MPLA
Jonas Savimbi opposedBy MPLA
Battle of Quifangondo defendingForce MPLA forces
linked to: MPLA
President of MPLA roleIn MPLA party leadership
linked to: MPLA
President of MPLA hasAuthorityOver MPLA Central Committee
linked to: MPLA
President of MPLA hasAuthorityOver MPLA Political Bureau
linked to: MPLA
President of MPLA reportsTo MPLA party congress
linked to: MPLA
Overseas War opponent MPLA