HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Structural Adjustment, Mpla, Unita
12 Nov 2020
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Africa seen as having a little significance for the cold war. In 1960s, many national liberation movements and parties start to occur in africa, supported by cuba, china and soviet union only soviet union could provide a significant military and economic assistance. Things change in 1974 portugal wanted to withdraw from all african colonies and avoid war transfer of power in guinea-bissau, mozambique and angola increased superpower intervention in africa. Civil war in angola in 1975: national front of liberation of angola [fnla], the popular movement for the. Liberation of angola [mpla], the national union for the total independence of angola [unita: when country was to have elections after gaining independence in november. Angola emerged as a state with strong links to the communist bloc. Influence of the cold war was also spread to the east africa. 1: in 1974, a coup in ethiopia dethroned emperor haile selassie, and the new republic became control by military largely socialist, started implementing.
