northern Angola

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Northern Angola is a region of Angola that has historically been a center of political and military activity, including major operations during the country’s independence and civil wars.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
northern Angola canonical 7
Northern Region of Angola 2
Northern Angola 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Angola
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
bordersCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
containsProvince Bengo Province
Cabinda Province
linked to: Cabinda

Cuanza Norte Province
Malanje Province
Uíge Province
Zaire Province
containsRiver Cuanza River
linked to: Kwanza River

Dande River
Zaire River
linked to: Congo River
country Angola
hasClimate tropical climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
coffee cultivation
forestry
offshore petroleum extraction
oil production
hasEthnicGroup Ambundu people
Bakongo people
linked to: Kongo people
hasLanguage Kikongo
Kimbundu
Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
hasMajorCity Caxito
Luanda
Malanje
Mbanza Kongo
Ndalatando
Uíge
hasReligion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
hasStrategicImportance access to Atlantic shipping routes
border control with Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasVegetation savanna
tropical forest
historicallySignificantFor Angolan Civil War
Angolan War of Independence
locatedIn Angola
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Sub-Saharan Africa
wasAreaOfActivityFor FNLA
MPLA
UNITA
wasColonialRegionOf Portuguese Angola
wasTheaterOf guerrilla warfare during Angolan War of Independence
major military operations during Angolan Civil War

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FNLA operatedIn northern Angola
Battle of Quifangondo theater northern Angola
Kongo traditionalTerritoryIncludes northern Angola
Luanda Province partOf Northern Angola
linked to: northern Angola
Cuanza Norte Province partOf Northern Region of Angola
linked to: northern Angola
Landana partOf northern Angola
Mbundu region north‑western Angola
linked to: northern Angola
Oshikango near Santa Clara, Angola
linked to: northern Angola
ELNA regionOfActivity northern Angola
São Salvador do Congo locatedIn northern Angola
Uíge Province partOf Northern Region of Angola
linked to: northern Angola
Battle of Kifangondo theater northern Angola