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Angola Civil War

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Angola Civil War

The Angola Civil War grew out of Angola’s independence struggle and became a major Cold War conflict in Africa.

Different groups were backed by outside powers:

Significance

Angola became a major African proxy war battlefield of the Cold War.

Broader Context

The war shows how Decolonization did not always bring peace; in some places, independence was followed by superpower-backed civil war.