<P> Angola is a country in southwestern Africa . The country 's name derives from the Kimbundu word for king . It was first settled by San hunter - gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo . From the 15th century , Portuguese colonists began trading , and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century . Portugal annexed territories in the region which were ruled as a colony from 1655 , and Angola was incorporated as an overseas province of Portugal in 1951 . After the Angolan War of Independence which ended with an army mutiny and leftist coup in Lisbon , Angola 's independence was achieved on November 11 , 1975 through the Alvor Agreement . After independence , Angola later entered a period of civil war that lasted up until 2002 . </P>
<P> Angola is a country in southwestern Africa . The country 's name derives from the Kimbundu word for king . It was first settled by San hunter - gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo . From the 15th century , Portuguese colonists began trading , and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century . Portugal annexed territories in the region which were ruled as a colony from 1655 , and Angola was incorporated as an overseas province of Portugal in 1951 . After the Angolan War of Independence which ended with an army mutiny and leftist coup in Lisbon , Angola 's independence was achieved on November 11 , 1975 through the Alvor Agreement . After independence , Angola later entered a period of civil war that lasted up until 2002 . </P>
angola and mozambique were once colonies of which country
angola and mozambique were once colonies of which country
Portugal
Portugal