Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola

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The Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola were the military wing of the UNITA movement, fighting primarily against the MPLA-led government during the Angolan Civil War.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
abbreviation FALA ⓘ
activeDuring Cold War ⓘ
decolonization of Africa ⓘ
activeFrom 1966 ⓘ
alliedWith South African Defence Force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs FALA ⓘ
commandStructure under UNITA political leadership ⓘ
conflict Angolan Civil War ⓘ
conflictType proxy conflict in the Cold War ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
disarmedAfter 2002 peace agreements in Angola ⓘ
death of Jonas Savimbi ⓘ
enemyOf Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces ⓘ
Soviet military advisers in Angola ⓘ
engagedIn civil war ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ
financedBy UNITA-controlled diamond trade ⓘ
external state sponsors ⓘ
goal overthrow MPLA government ⓘ
seize control of Angolan state ⓘ
ideology Angolan nationalism ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ
languageOfCommand Portuguese ⓘ
militaryBranchOf UNITA ⓘ
notableLeader Jonas Savimbi ⓘ
operatedIn Angola ⓘ
central Angola ⓘ
southern Angola ⓘ
opposedTo MPLA ⓘ
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
partOf UNITA ⓘ
primaryOpponent MPLA-led government of Angola ⓘ
linked to: MPLA
recruitedFrom Ovimbundu population ⓘ
rural communities in Angola ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedBy South Africa ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Zaire ⓘ
used armored vehicles ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
land mines ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
usedTactics conventional warfare ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNITA → militaryWing → Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Angolan Armed Forces → precededBy → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola → foughtAgainst → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes → politicalMovement → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes → memberOf → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes → foundingMemberOf → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola