ANGOLA

CULTRE

THE LANGUAGES OF ANGOLA

• Portuguese (official language)
• Bantu
• Small minority speaks Khoisan

RELIGION

• Christianity
• Roman Catholics
• These make up over a quarter the population

HOLIDAYS

• New Years,Christmas, International Labour Day,
• Independence Day,Memorial Day, Peace Day

SPORTS

• Basketball
• Soccer(futbol)
• Capoeira

DEVELOPMENT

• Developing country
• Rebuilding country after 27 years of war
• Having consolidated internal peace and security, Angola is emerging as one of the most influential countries on the African continent
• Rebuilding air ports, railroads, and schools

POLITICS

WARS OF ANGOLA

• There have been three major wars in Angola
• There was the War for Independence from 1961-1974
• The Decolonization Conflict from 1974-1975
• The Civil War of 1975-2002(power struggle between MPLA, FNLA, UNITA)

ELECTIONS

• In the country's history, there have only been three elections in Angola
• Current ruling party is the MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola)
• President Santos has been in office for over thirty years making him one of Africa's longest serving leaders

PRESIDENT OF ANGOLA

ECONOMICS

ANGOLA ECONOMY

• The Angolan economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the world
• Yet they are still a third world country due to the civil war that happened
• One third of the country still relies on agriculture to survive
• Angola has a growing economy because of the oil,diamonds, and fresh agricultural land

ANGOLA