Timeline Tuesday 11 November 1975

Events on Tuesday 11 November 1975 1

• 1975 Angola declares independence from Portugal Colonial rule ends amid civil war Angola gained independence from Portugal on 11 November 1975 after a long liberation war, but the transfer of power was immediately followed by a civil war among rival independence movements. The MPLA declared a Marxist government in Luanda, backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union, while UNITA and FNLA received Western and South African support. The civil war would last until 2002.