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| | Invasion of Anglola Neto, Antonio Agostinho |  |
| Attempts a failed offensive from on Angola from Zambia |
| MPLA Cruz, Viriato da | |
| The Angolan Communist Party (PCA) merges with the Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (PLUA) to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola with Viriato da Cruz, the President of the PCA, as Secretary General |
| MPLA Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| Movimento popular de Libertacao de Angola, a Marxist rival to the UPA |
| The Angolan Communist Party (PCA) merges with the Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (PLUA) to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola with Viriato da Cruz, the President of the PCA, as Secretary General |
| The MPLA was founded in 1956 as a Marxist party with a strong following in the Angolan capital, Luanda, it is first led by Antonio Neto |
| National Union for Total Independence of Angola Savimbi, Jonas | |
| Founds the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, based on the Ovimbundu |
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