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It began as an uprising against forced cotton cultivation, and became a multi-faction struggle for the control of Portugal's Overseas Province of Angola among three nationalist movements and a separatist movement.

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They colonized Angola by setting trade of slaves in thedifferent cities

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The National Union for the Total Independence og Angola (UNITA), the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) signed the Alvor Agreement.

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It´s a republic

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- Cristianity, language and railroads were left.
- Rivalry between countries within Africa.
- All the natural resources were harvested and sold. Very difficult situation for the economy.
- Nationalist groups helped gain the freedom.
-Many different political groups rose after Angola gained its independence and scrambled to control Angola.

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It became independent in 1975.

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Portugal took over Angola because there was an excellent source of slaves for their colony in Brazil, and because there were gold and diamond mines, as well as other valuable raw materials.

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WHAT ABOUT COLONISATION?
The colonial parent of Angola is Portugal.
Paulo Dias de Novais took over it.