Independence Wars in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

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Which ethnic group in Angola did Jonas Savimbi come from?

Ovimbundu

Initially, what ideology heavily influenced UNITA's anti-colonial stance?

Chinese communism

Which countries supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence?

China, USA, Egypt, South Africa

What event in Portugal led to the country being ready to grant independence to all its colonies?

Carnation Revolution

What was the name of the party founded by Jonas Savimbi in 1966?

União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA)

Which two major world powers desired influence over Angola due to its mineral wealth?

USA and USSR

Where did UNITA have significant support within Angola?

South-east, among the Ovimbundu people

'Luanda' is the capital city of which country?

Angola

'Botswana', 'South Africa', 'Zambia', and 'Namibia' are neighboring countries of which nation mentioned in the text?

Angola

What countries supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence?

China, USA, Egypt, South Africa

UNITA's anti-colonial stance was heavily influenced by Soviet communism.

False

The Ovimbundu people, an ethnic group in Angola, strongly supported MPLA instead of UNITA.

False

Jonas Savimbi founded UNITA in 1968.

False

Both the USA and USSR supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence.

False

Portugal granted independence to all its colonies before the Carnation Revolution.

False

Angola's mineral wealth made China and the UK compete for influence over the country.

False

UNITA's flag consists of red, white, and blue colors.

False

After the Carnation Revolution, Portugal was reluctant to grant independence to its colonies.

False

Luanda was one of the neighboring countries of Angola during the early 1970s.

False

The city centre of Luanda was depicted in two pictures from the early 1970s.

True

Jonas Savimbi founded the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) in ______

1966

UNITA had a lot of support in the south-east of Angola, particularly among the ______ people

Ovimbundu

Initially, UNITA’s anti-colonial stance was very influenced by ______ communism

Chinese

UNITA's anti-colonial stance later became very influenced by American ______

capitalism

China, the USA, Egypt, and South Africa supported UNITA during the Angolan War of ______

Independence

The fact that Angola was rich in minerals made the USA and USSR both desire influence over ______

it

In 1974, there was an army mutiny in Portugal called the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew Portugal’s ______ regime

fascist

After the Carnation Revolution, Portugal was ready to grant independence to all its ______

colonies

Jonas Savimbi came from the ______ ethnic group

Ovimbundu

UNITA's flag consisted of the colors red, white, and ______

blue

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