Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola

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The Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola were the military wing of the UNITA movement, fighting primarily against the MPLA-led government during the Angolan Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing
non-state armed group
rebel group
abbreviation FALA
activeDuring Cold War
decolonization of Africa
activeFrom 1966
alliedWith South African Defence Force
alsoKnownAs FALA
commandStructure under UNITA political leadership
conflict Angolan Civil War
conflictType proxy conflict in the Cold War
country Angola
disarmedAfter 2002 peace agreements in Angola
death of Jonas Savimbi
enemyOf Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Soviet military advisers in Angola
engagedIn civil war
insurgency
financedBy UNITA-controlled diamond trade
external state sponsors
goal overthrow MPLA government
seize control of Angolan state
ideology Angolan nationalism
anti-communism
languageOfCommand Portuguese
militaryBranchOf UNITA
notableLeader Jonas Savimbi
operatedIn Angola
central Angola
southern Angola
opposedTo MPLA
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
partOf UNITA
primaryOpponent MPLA-led government of Angola
linked to: MPLA
recruitedFrom Ovimbundu population
rural communities in Angola
status defunct
supportedBy South Africa
United States
Zaire
used armored vehicles
artillery
land mines
small arms
usedTactics conventional warfare
guerrilla warfare

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

UNITA militaryWing Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Angolan Armed Forces precededBy People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola foughtAgainst National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes politicalMovement National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes memberOf National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Antonio da Costa Fernandes foundingMemberOf National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
linked to: Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola