People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
political party in Angola / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, also known as MPLA is a left-wing political party and a popular movement from Angola. The MPLA fought against the colonial Second Portuguese Republic (Estado Novo) in the Angolan War of Independence. The party has been the dominant party in Angola since the country's independence in 1975.
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People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola | |
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Abbreviation | MPLA |
Chairman | João Lourenço |
Secretary-General | Álvaro de Boavida Neto |
Founder | Agostinho Neto, Viriato da Cruz |
Founded | 10 December 1956 (1956-12-10) (64 years ago) |
Headquarters | Luanda, Angola |
Newspaper | Jornal de Angola |
Paramilitary wing | People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola |
Ideology | Socialism, Marxism–Leninism, Populism |
Political position | Centre-left to Far-left |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Slogan | Peace, Work and Liberty |
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