People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola

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The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) was the Marxist-oriented military wing of the MPLA and the main state army of Angola during the Cold War, heavily supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba.

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South African Border War → primaryBelligerent → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola → militaryWing → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale → combatant → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale → opponent → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Operation Savannah → opposedBy → MPLA armed forces ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Operation Modular → belligerent → Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Operation Hooper → belligerent → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Operation Hooper → belligerent → Angolan government forces ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Operation Packer → opponent → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
Operation Packer → opponent → Angolan government forces ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
FAPLA → fullName → Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
FAPLA → fullNameInEnglish → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
FAPLA → reorganizedFrom → MPLA armed wing ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Southeastern Angola → sawMilitaryPresenceOf → Angolan government forces ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
ELNA → fullName → Exército de Libertação Nacional de Angola ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
ELNA → hasNameInPortuguese → Exército de Libertação Nacional de Angola ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Battle of Huambo (1993–1994) → combatant → Angolan government forces ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Battle of Huambo (1993–1994) → belligerent → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) ⓘ
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale → hasParticipant → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
subject linked to: Cuito Cuanavale
Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola → opposedTo → People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ