Republic of Angola

The Republic of Angola ( Portuguese : República Popular de Angola) was a self-declared socialist state which was declared the independence of Portuguese West Africa in 1975 . The state had good relations with the Soviet Union , Cuba, and the People's Republic of Mozambique . The state was led by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and performed a communist policy.

During the Angolan Civil War led the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), a struggle against the communist government of the MPLA. In 1991 it came to a peace agreement and a year later the People's Republic was dismantled and the Republic of Angola proclaimed.