Portuguese Angola
Province of Angola Província de Angola | |||||||||
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| 1575–1975 | |||||||||
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Portuguese West Africa in 1905–1975 | |||||||||
| Status | Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575-1951) Overseas Province of Portugal (1951-1972) State of the Portuguese Empire (1972-1975) | ||||||||
| Capital | Luanda | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Historical era | Imperialism, Cold War | ||||||||
• Establishment of Luanda | 1575 | ||||||||
• Fall of the Portuguese Empire | 11 November 1975 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AO | ||||||||
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Portuguese Angola was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa until the Angolan War of Independence. It was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).