Angola and it's civil war.

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The nations south of the DRC/Zaire/Belgian Congo were in big trouble.

The issues

The nations south of the DRC/Zaire/Belgian Congo were in big trouble. Many wars and civil wars over the years due to the ongoing problems relating to the region's colonial legacy. The main problem was about the issues of communism, apartheid, the fall of the Portuguese empire, Rhodesia under Sir Ian Smith and the fate of White colonial ex-pats\business interests.

As a whole, the Portuguese Empire was hated by Africans for it's homicidal attitude. The Pijiguiti Massacre of 1959 saw Portuguese soldiers opened fire on protesting Bissau dockworkers, killing 50.

The anti-French 1947-48 Malagasy Uprising was bloodily crushed in 1948.

Background

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The civil war

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Legasy

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Ethnic groups in Angola

Ethnic groups in Angola are dominated by the Bantu, who are divided into a number of ethnolinguistic groupings. The main ones are the Ovimbundu, constituting some 37% of the population in 2005, the Kimbundu, totaling 25% of the population, and the Bakongo with 13%.

The mestiço (mixed European and Native African) make up about 2% of the population. Since the mestiços are generally better educated than the black population, they exercise influence in government disproportionate to their numbers. Europeans, mostly of Portuguese extraction, constitute 1% of the population; other varied groups account for the remaining 22%.

Mineral resources

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Also see

1. Egypt
2. South Africa
3. Rhodesia
4. Namibia
5. Mozambique
6. West Africa
7. North Africa
8. Horn of Africa
9. Bophuthatswana
10. Koevoet units
11. 1947-48 Malagasy Uprising
12. Portuguese Colonial War
13. Minerals and fuel in central Africa
14. Arbitrary colonial borders divided the tribes
15. United Nations Security Council Resolution 282
16. United Nations Security Council Resolution 418
17. United Nations Security Council Resolution 591
18. United Nations Security Council Resolution 919
19. United Nations Security Council Resolution 216
20. United Nations Security Council Resolution 202
21. United Nations Security Council Resolution 300
22. United Nations Security Council Resolution 218
23. United Nations Security Council Resolution 275
24. United Nations Security Council Resolution 204
25. United Nations Security Council Resolution 178
26. United Nations Security Council Resolution 289
27. United Nations Security Council Resolution 275

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan_Civil_War
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13037271
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan_Civil_War
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambican_Civil_War
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Border_War
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibian_War_of_Independence
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Bush_War
• http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/678102c2-59e0-11e4-9787-00144feab7de.html#axzz3SnS60sWm
• http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Bush-Rhodesia-Extraordinary-Reconnaissance/dp/1581606141
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana
2. http://www.generalknowledgefacts.com/2013/09/bechuanaland-was-former-name-of-botswana.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bophuthatswana
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechuanaland_Protectorate
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Angola