Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola

Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (in Portuguese: Partido da Luta Unida dos Africanos de Angola; abbreviated: PLUAA) was the first political party in Angola to advocate Angolan independence from Portugal, campaigning from its founding in 1953 until it merged with the Angolan Communist Party (PCA) to form the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in December 1956.^[1][2]

Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola Partido da Luta Unida dos Africanos de Angola
Founder	Viriato Clemente da Cruz Matias Miguéis
Founded	March 1, 1953
Preceded by	MNIA
Succeeded by	MPLA
Ideology	Anti-colonialism Angolan nationalism National liberation Socialism Progressivism Left-wing nationalism African nationalism
Political position	Left-wing
Politics of Angola Political parties Elections