Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola explained

Country:Angola
Native Name:Partido da Luta Unida dos Africanos de Angola
Founded:March 1, 1953
Ideology:Anti-colonialism
Angolan nationalism
National liberation
Socialism
Progressivism
Left-wing nationalism
African nationalism
Founder:Viriato Clemente da Cruz
Matias Miguéis
Predecessor:MNIA
Successor:MPLA
Position:Left-wing

Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (in Portuguese: Partido da Luta Unida dos Africanos de Angola; abbreviated: PLUAA) is the first political party in Angola to advocate Angolan independence from Portugal, campaigning from its founding in 1953 until it merged with the Angolan Communist Party (PCA) to form the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in December 1956.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Africa Year Book and Who's who, 1977. Page 238.
  2. Tvedten, Inge. Angola: Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction, 1997. Page 29.