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| 1922 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Antonio Agostinho Neto |
| 1956 | Invasion of Anglola | |
| Attempts a failed offensive from on Angola from Zambia |
| 1956 | MPLA | |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Arrest | |
| Arrested by Portuguese authorities, 1960-1962 |
| 1962 | Arrest | |
| Escapes to Morocco |
| 1962 | Independence | |
| 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 | MPLA | |
| 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 |
| Leopoldville The MPLA holds a party congress, Viriato da Cruz, found to be "slow, negligent, and adverse to planning," is replaced by Agostinho Neto |
| 1962 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola |
| 1963 | Independence | |
| The MPLA commences military operations against the Portuguese in 1963 |
| 1963 | MPLA | |
| The MPLA commences military operations against the Portuguese in 1963 |
| 1965 | Diplomacy | |
| Luanda Meets Che Guevara & wins Cuban support |
| 1965 | MPLA | |
| Neto meets Marxist leader Che Guevara and soon receives funding from the governments of Cuba, German Democratic Republic, and the Soviet Union |
| 1971 | MPLA | |
| The MPLA begin forming squadrons of 100 to 150 militants, armed with 60mm and 81mm mortar, to attack Portuguese outposts |
| 1972 | Battle of Moxico | |
| 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 | |
| The Portuguese conduct counter-insurgency sweeps against MPLA forces in 1972 and 1973, destroying the Ho Chi Minh camp |
| 1975 | Agreement Alvo | |
| 15th Jan Alvo Goes to Portugal & agrees to form a coaltion government with Roberto & Savimbi |
| 1975 | Alvor Accords | |
| 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 |
| 1975 | Capture of Luanda | |
| July Luanda The MPLA drive the FNLA out of Luanda & the government collapses |
| 1975 | Constitution | |
| Proclaims the People's Republic of Angola |
| 1975 | FLEC | |
| 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 | FNLA | |
| 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 | Independence | |
| 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 | MPLA | |
| The civil war is mainly a conflict between two primary Angolan factions, the Communist MPLA and the anti-Communist UNITA |
| 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 |
| 1975 | President | |
| Appointed President of Angola |
| 1975 | UNITA | |
| 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 |
| 1976 | Battle of Dead Road | |
| 10th Nov 400 years of Portuguese dominion end, Netu becomes the first president of Angola, his government is officially recognized by the OAS |
| 1976 | Independence | |
| 10th Nov 400 years of Portuguese dominion end, Netu becomes the first president of Angola, his government is officially recognized by the OAS |
| 1977 | Invasion of Zaire | |
| 7th Mar Shaba 1,500 members of the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) invade Shaba, Zaire from eastern Angola, the FNLC want to overthrow Mobutu and the Angolan government |
