Angola country studies




Angola country studies Acknowledgments Preface History Precolonial Angola and the Arrival of the Portuguese Kongo Kingdom Ndongo Kingdom The Defeat of Kongo and Ndongo Matamba and Kasanje Kingdoms Lunda and Chokwe Kingdoms Ovimbundu and Kwanhama Kingdoms The Dutch Interregnum, 1641-48 Angola in the Eighteenth Century Portuguese Settlers in Angola The 1800S: Turmoil, Reform and Expansion Abolition of the Slave Trade Expansion and the Berlin Conference Settlement, Conquest, and Development Military Campaigns Administration and Development The Salazar Regime Salazar's Racial Politics Rise of African Nationalism Roots of Discontent African Associations The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola The National Front for the Liberation of Angola Organizational Weaknesses Beginning of Revolution Angolan Insurgency Ascendancy of the Mpla Emergence of Unita Liberation Movements in Cabinda Portuguese Economic Interests and Resistance to Angolan Independence The Portuguese Coup D'etat and the End of the Colonial Era Coalition, the Transitional Government, and Civil War Foreign Intervention Collapse of the Transitional Government South African Intervention Independence and the Rise of the Mpla Government Transformation into a Marxist-Leninist Party and Internal Dissent Shaba Invasion and the Nitista Plot Strengthening Ties with the Soviet Union and Its Allies Economic Problems and the Implementation of Socialist Policies The Unita Insurgency and the South African Threat The Final Days of the Neto Regime The Dos Santos Regime Steps Toward a Stronger Party and Political Discord The Namibia Issue and Security Threats in the 1980S Second Party Congress The Society and Its Environment Geography Terrain Drainage Climate Population Structure and Dynamics Ethnic Groups and Languages The Definition of Ethnicity Ethnolinguistic Categories Ovimbundu Mbundu Bakongo Lunda-Chokwe Nganguela Ovambo, Nyaneka-Humbe, Herero, and Others Hunters, Gatherers, Herders, and Others Mesticos Structure of Society Social Structure in Rural Communities Ovimbundu Social Structure Mbundu Social Structure Social Structure in Urban Areas Effects of Socialist Policies Policies Affecting Rural Society Policies Affecting Urban Society Role of Women and Children Effects of the Insurgency Religious Life Christianity Indigenous Religious Systems Education Education - Conditions After Independence Education in Unita-Claimed Territory Health and Welfare The Economy Background to Economic Development Structure of the Economy Role of the Government Foreign Trade and Assistance Labor Force Diamonds Agriculture Industry Government and Politics Government and Politics - Background Structure of Government Executive Branch Council of Ministers Legislative Branch Judicial System Local Administration Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Workers' Party Political Environment Mass Organizations and Interest Groups Interest Groups Political Opposition Mass Media Foreign Relations Regional Politics Regional Accord Relations with Other African States Communist Nations United States and Western Europe Bibliography

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