Alvor Agreement

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The Alvor Agreement was a 1975 peace and independence accord that established the framework for Angola’s transition from Portuguese colonial rule to self-governance.

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Alvor Agreement canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence accord ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Acordo do Alvor ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1975-01-15 ⓘ
colonialPower Portugal ⓘ
conflictContext Angolan War of Independence ⓘ
Portuguese Colonial War ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
dateSigned 1975-01-15 ⓘ
followedBy outbreak of Angolan Civil War ⓘ
governedTransitionPeriod from colonial rule to independence in Angola ⓘ
historicalSignificance key step in decolonization of Portuguese Africa ⓘ
marked formal end of Portuguese colonial rule in Angola ⓘ
includedProvision elections after independence ⓘ
integration of armed forces ⓘ
joint military commission ⓘ
independenceDateSet 1975-11-11 ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
liberationMovement FNLA ⓘ
MPLA ⓘ
UNITA ⓘ
locationSigned Algarve ⓘ
Alvor ⓘ
linked to: Alvor village

Portugal ⓘ
negotiationPeriod 1974-1975 ⓘ
providedFor ceasefire between Portuguese forces and Angolan movements ⓘ
power-sharing between Angolan liberation movements ⓘ
schedule for independence of Angola ⓘ
transitional government in Angola ⓘ
purpose end Portuguese colonial rule in Angola ⓘ
establish framework for Angolan independence ⓘ
regulate transition to self-governance in Angola ⓘ
relatedEvent Carnation Revolution ⓘ
relatedProcess Portuguese decolonization ⓘ
resultedIn formal recognition of Angolan independence date ⓘ
signatoryParty FNLA ⓘ
MPLA ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
UNITA ⓘ
signatoryType colonial power ⓘ
national liberation movement ⓘ
status largely failed to prevent civil war ⓘ
subjectMatter decolonization ⓘ
power-sharing ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ
territorialScope Angola ⓘ
yearSigned 1975 ⓘ

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FNLA → signed → Alvor Agreement ⓘ
Angolan War of Independence → result → Alvor Agreement ⓘ