The People's Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República Popular de Angola) was a socialist state which governed Angola from its independence in 1975 until 25 August 1992, during the Angolan Civil War.
People's Republic of Angola República Popular de Angola | |||||||||
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1975–1992 | |||||||||
Capital | Luanda | ||||||||
Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1975−1979 | Agostinho Neto | ||||||||
• 1979−1992 | José Eduardo dos Santos | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1975−1978 | Lopo do Nascimento | ||||||||
• 1991−1992 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Independence from Portugal | 11 November 1975 | ||||||||
• Admitted to the United Nations | 22 November 1976 | ||||||||
• New constitution adopted | 25 August 1992 | ||||||||
Currency | Kwanza | ||||||||
Calling code | 244 | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | AO | ||||||||
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