Portuguese Angola
Portuguese Angola was a colony in Lower Congo and Angola (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1575 to 1975 CE, about 400 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).
Paulo Dias de Novais founded Luanda in 1575, and for three centuries the colony shipped millions of enslaved people to Brazil. Inland conquest came only around 1900, and a liberation war from 1961 ended with independence in 1975.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1575 to 1975 CE
- Duration
- 400 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Lower Congo and Angola, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Latin and Romance
- Capital
- Luanda
Came from
Became
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Founding of Cape Town
- Battle of Mbwila
- Omanis take Fort Jesus
- Shaka becomes Zulu king
- The Great Trek begins
- Battle of Isandlwana
- Berlin Conference ends
- Witwatersrand gold rush
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Swahili city-states
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Zulu Kingdom
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- Congo Free State
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Mutapa Empire
- Luba Empire
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
Questions
When did Portuguese Angola exist?
1575 to 1975 CE, about 400 years.
Where was Portuguese Angola?
Lower Congo and Angola, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Luanda.
What language did Portuguese Angola speak?
Latin and Romance. This family includes Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.
What came before Portuguese Angola?
Kingdom of Kongo and Kingdom of Ndongo.
What came after Portuguese Angola?
Angola.