Today in Angola History
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Historical Events
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1641-08-26 - West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1867-12-19 - Victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY)
1871-11-06 - Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa
1875-11-02 - Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast
1902-05-15 - Portugal bankrupt by revolt in Angola
1925-01-31 - Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola
1931-07-01 - Trans African Railway in use (Benguela, Angola-Jadotville, Congo)
1956-12-10 - Establishment of MPLA in Angola
1959-05-25 - Khrushchev visits Angola
1962-01-30 - UN General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola)
1975-01-15 - Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence
1975-10-23 - Battle between Cuba & South Africa troops in Angola
1975-11-11 - Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
1976-03-12 - South African troops leave Angola
1976-07-10 - One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
1976-12-01 - Angola admitted to UN
1978-01-07 - Angola revises its constitution
1978-05-06 - South Africa military goes into Angola
1979-09-20 - Jose E dod Santos becomes president of Angola
1980-08-11 - Angola revises its constitution
1986-01-28 - Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC
1988-08-08 - Angola, Cuba & South Africa sign cease fire treaty
1988-08-08 - South Africa declares cease-fire in Angola
1991-04-10 - A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
1991-05-01 - Angola's civil war ends
1991-05-23 - Last Cubans troops leave Angola
1991-05-31 - Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war
1993-12-04 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
1994-06-09 - Angolan plane bombs school in Waku Kungo (89 killed)
1994-11-20 - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war (localized fighting resumed the next year).
1995-03-02 - Ferry boat sinks off Sumbe Angola, 42+ killed
1996-11-23 - The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization.
2000-10-31 - A chartered Antonov An-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50
2000-11-15 - A chartered Antonov AN-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola killing more than 40 people. New Jharkhand state came into existence in India.
2002-02-22 - Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
2002-04-04 - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 27 of 27
1903-05-21 - Manly Wade Wellman, Angola, sci-fi author (After Dark, Devil's Planet)
1922-09-17 - Agostinho Neto, poet/president Angola [or Dec 27]
1924-09-28 - Antonio Jacinto, Portuguese West Africa, Angolan poet
1928-10-21 - Mario Pinto, the Andrade, writer/president MPLA (Angola)
1970-01-07 - Joao Ricardo, Angolan footballer
1972-11-28 - Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
1972-12-08 - Marco Abreu, Angolan footballer
1976-09-24 - Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
1977-05-29 - Antonio Lebo-Lebo, Angolan footballer
1977-05-30 - Akwá, Angolan footballer
1977-09-03 - Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
1978-05-14 - André Macanga, Angolan footballer
1978-10-11 - Kali, Angolan footballer
1979-03-14 - Love, Angolan footballer
1979-11-01 - Delgado, Angolan footballer
1979-12-30 - Flávio, Angolan footballer
1980-02-11 - Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer
1980-03-02 - Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
1980-12-25 - Locó, Angolan footballer
1981-02-01 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1981-05-27 - Miloy, Angolan footballer
1982-03-18 - Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
1982-10-09 - António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
1983-03-07 - Manucho, Angolan footballer
1983-12-10 - Zé Kalanga, Angolan footballer
1984-06-18 - Mateus, Angolan footballer
1985-06-01 - Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 6 of 6
1979-09-10 - Agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56
1990-08-06 - Mario De Andrade, founder (Movimiento Popular of Lib of Angola), dies
1991-06-23 - Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66
1996-02-28 - Daniel Chipenda, Angolan politician and field commander, dies at 64
2002-02-22 - Jonas Savimbi, Angolan rebel leader (b. 1934)
2007-08-02 - Holden Roberto, Angolan founder and leader of the FNLA (b. 1923)
