White Angolans Explained

Group:White Angolan
Pop:(Approx. 220,000)
Langs:Portuguese, Afrikaans, German
Rels:Christianity (mainly Catholicism), Judaism
Related:Portuguese Angolans White Namibians, Afrikaners, German Namibians, Portuguese Mozambicans, Jews
Native Name:Angolanos Brancos
Native Name Lang:Portuguese

White Angolans (Portuguese: Angolanos Brancos) are descendants of European colonial populations, most significantly from Portugal. The vast majority of white settlers in Angola have been of Portuguese ancestry, both in colonial days and today. Germans and Afrikaners settled in southern parts of Angola, with Germans concentrated in Moçamedes and Benguela and Afrikaners concentrated in Huíla Province. Most Afrikaners and Germans left for Namibia and South Africa by 1975.[1] Until 1975 there was a German-language school in Benguela called the Deutsche Schule Benguela.[2] Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, and White Brazilians also make up the population.[3]

Currently, Whites are a minority ethnic group in Angola, accounting for over 1% of the country's population.[4] The White population usually speaks Portuguese.[5] [6] [7]

The majority of white Angolans are of Portuguese ancestry. Some are of German and Dutch stock.[8]

History

Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão was the first European to discover Angola.[9] [10]

Most white settlers fled Angola after the end of Portuguese rule.[11]

Notable White Angolans

See also

Notes and References

  1. Stapleton, Timothy J. Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017.
  2. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 30/51.
  3. Web site: Where White Africans Live (African Countries with Highest Populations). April 22, 2023. April 22, 2023.
  4. Web site: CIA - The World Factbook -- Angola . 2014-01-31 . CIA .
  5. News: Flight from Angola. The Economist. 16 August 1975. economist.com. 21 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Ahrens. Lula. Race relations in Angola. thisisafrica.me. 21 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Angola. mixedindifferentshades.net. 21 February 2014.
  8. Book: Angola: Land of Shattered Dreams. 60. 9781462820412 . Santana . Zeca . 29 June 2009 . Xlibris Corporation .
  9. Book: Is China an Empire? . 9789814667449 . Toh . Han Shih . 28 November 2016 . World Scientific .
  10. Book: The Trauma of Racism: Exploring the Systems and People Fear Built . 9783030734367 . Moreland-Capuia . Alisha . 31 May 2021 . Springer .
  11. Book: Encyclopedia of the Developing World. 636. 978-1-135-20515-7 . Leonard . Thomas M. . 18 October 2013 . Routledge .