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 ⓘ
Pepetela → memberOf → MPLA ⓘ
FAPLA → militaryBranchOf → MPLA ⓘ
FAPLA → partOf → MPLA ⓘ
JMPLA → affiliation → MPLA ⓘ
Antonio da Costa Fernandes → opposedOrganization → MPLA government of Angola ⓘ
linked to: MPLA
ELNA → opposedTo → MPLA ⓘ
Northern Angola → wasAreaOfActivityFor → MPLA ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Angola
OMA → affiliatedWith → MPLA ⓘ
OMA → politicalAlignment → MPLA ⓘ
OMA → parentOrganization → MPLA ⓘ
OMA → politicalPosition → pro-MPLA ⓘ
linked to: MPLA
Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola → primaryOpponent → MPLA-led government of Angola ⓘ
linked to: MPLA
Battle of Quifangondo → belligerent → MPLA ⓘ
subject linked to: Quifangondo