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Independence
History of Angola
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| | 1961 | Roberto, Holden Alvaro | |
| The FNLA mounts the first serious challenge to Portuguese rule in Angola, it receives support from Za‹re, the USA and China |
| 1962 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| Leopoldville The MPLA adopts and reaffirms its policies for an independent Angola, democracy, multiracialism, national liberation of the entire colony, non-alignment, no foreign military bases in Angola, and nationalization |
| 1962 | Roberto, Holden Alvaro | |
| 27th Mar Roberto establishes the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile, appointing Savimbi to the position of Foreign Minister |
| 1963 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| The MPLA commences military operations against the Portuguese in 1963 |
| 1966 | 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 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| The MPLA begin forming squadrons of 100 to 150 militants, armed with 60mm and 81mm mortar, to attack Portuguese outposts |
| 1972 | 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 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| The Portuguese conduct counter-insurgency sweeps against MPLA forces in 1972 and 1973, destroying the Ho Chi Minh camp |
| 1975 | Ndel‚, Jos‚ | |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1975 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| 11th Nov Agostinho Neto, the leader of the MPLA, declares the independence of the People's Republic of Angola, in accordance with the Alvor Accords |
| 11th Nov UNITA and the FNLA also declare Angolan independence as the Social Democratic Republic of Angola based in Huambo and the Democratic Republic of Angola based in Ambriz |
| 1975 | Pinnock, Johnny | |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1975 | Roberto, Holden Alvaro | |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1975 | Savimbi, Jonas | |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1976 | Neto, Antonio Agostinho | |
| 10th Nov 400 years of Portuguese dominion end, Netu becomes the first president of Angola, his government is officially recognized by the OAS |
| 1976 | Roberto, Holden Alvaro | |
| 10th Nov The MPLA defeats the FNLA in the battle of Dead Road and the FNLA retreated to Zaire |
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