During Angola's civil war Cuban forces fought to install a Marxist–Leninist MPLA-PT government, against Western-backed UNITA and FLNA guerrillas and the South-African army.Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington and Africa, 1959–1976 Angola has an embassy in Havana. Cuba has an embassy in Luanda.20 February 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 1976 See Angola–Mexico relations Angola is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. Mexico is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and maintains an honorary consulate in Luanda.14 July 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1994 See Angola–United States relations thumb|Embassy of Angola in Washington, D.C. From the mid-1980s through at least 1992, the United States was the primary source of military and other support for the UNITA rebel movement, which was led from its creation through 2002 by Jonas Savimbi. The U.S. refused to recognize Angola diplomatically during this period.
duRinG AngolA'S cIvIL waR cuban Forces foUgHT tO inStAlL a MArXiSt–leNiniST mpla-pT goVErnment, aGaInst WeStern-backEd UnitA And Flna guerrillas aNd THe SOUth-AFRIcaN ARmY.piEro GLeijEsEs, conflicting missIONs: Havana, wAshingTon aND africa, 1959–1976 anGola haS an emBaSSy in haVaNa. Cuba HAs an eMbassy in luandA.20 FEBRuary 1976BoTh countRies esTabLIShed DipLomAtIC rElations oN 20 februArY 1976 sEe angoLa–meXIco reLAtIOns aNGola is aCCrediTeD to MExIco FrOm its EmbasSy in waShington, D.C., uNitEd statES. MexIcO is AccREditeD to angoLa frOm iTs emBaSsY In pretoria, soutH africa aND mAiNtAins aN hONOrAry cOnsulatE in LuAndA.14 JulY 1994both COuntrieS esTAblIshEd diPlomAtic rElatioNS on 14 july 1994 sEe AngOLa–united stATeS relAtionS ThuMB|embaSsy of angola in waShingTOn, d.C. FRom ThE MiD-1980s ThroUgh at leASt 1992, THE uniTeD stAtes waS the PrimArY source Of militAry aNd otheR supPoRt for The UniTa rEbel mOVemeNt, whicH was lEd fRom iTS creAtIon THrough 2002 by jonaS Savimbi. the u.s. refuseD to reCognizE ANgOla dIPlOMaTicAlly dUrINg thIs pEriod.