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| 1961 | Independence Angola Roberto, Holden Alvaro |  |
| The FNLA mounts the first serious challenge to Portuguese rulein Angola, it receives support from Za‹re, the USA and China |
| 1962 | Revolutionary Government of Angola Angola Roberto, Holden Alvaro | |
| 27th Mar Roberto establishes the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile, appointing Savimbi to the position of Foreign Minister |
| 1966 | Siege of Teixeira de Sousa Angola Savimbi, Jonas | |
| Teixeira de Sousa President Kenneth Kaunda responds by kicking UNITA's 500 militant forces out of Zambia, Savimbi moves to Cairo, Egypt where he lived for a year then secretly entered Angola through Zambia and works with the Portuguese military against the MPLA |
| Teixeira de Sousa UNITA carries out its first attack preventing trains from passing through the Benguela railway at Teixeira de Sousa on the border with Zambia |
| 1971 | MPLA Angola Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| The MPLA begin forming squadrons of 100 to 150 militants, armed with 60mm and 81mm mortar, to attack Portuguese outposts |
| 1972 | Battle of Moxico Angola Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| Feb Moxico Neto, defeated, retreats with 800 militants to the Republic of the Congo |
| Feb Moxico SouthAfrican Defence Forces engage the MPLA forces in Moxico destroying the Communist presence and the Eastern Front |
| 1973 | Ho Chi Minh Camp Angola Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| The Portuguese conduct counter-insurgency sweeps against MPLA forces in 1972 and 1973, destroying the Ho Chi Minh camp |
