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Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 7). Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069377
South African History Online (2011) 'Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069377 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069377, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069377. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Angola gains independence from the colonial ruler Portugal with Dr Agostinho Neto as president and is known as the People’s Rep." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069377.
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