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The Bantu dominated most of the People's Republic of Angola from the early
hundreds to 1500. The slave trade was maximized by the Portuguese and the
Bakongo kingdom in the late 1500s. In the 1900s intensive colonization took
place with the immigration of 400,000 Portuguese to Angola.
Guerrilla warfare broke out in 1964 against the imperialist government lasting
until Portugal granted independence to her once colony, Angola, in 1974.
Fighting later shifted between the National Front, the Popular Movement, and
the National Union. The Popular Movement is supported by the Soviets and
Cubans while the National Union is endorsed by the U.S. and S. Africa. This
conflict has caused the death of many thousands of blacks, forced whites to
leave the country and resulted in economic ruin. The Popular Movement
gained control over most of the country in 1975 with assistance from Cuba
and the Soviets.
In an attempt to help the National Union, South Africa invaded Southern
Angola in June of 1981 killing 300 civilians. The South Africans withdrew in
September 1981.
The Marxist regime in Angola now is influenced and supported by the
Russians, Cubans, East Germans, and communist Portuguese.
Jonas Savimbi has organized a rebel group that is trying to oust the Marxist
regime in Angola. Savimbi is the leader of the National Union for Total
Independence of Angola (UNITA). He recently visited the U.S. in 1986 and met
with President Reagan. The U.S. government is supporting Savimbi's covert
actions and rebel army by giving it $15 million of covert assistance from the
CIA. @