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Image:Namibe.jpg|Namibe<br>{{Namibe.jpg/credit}} | Image:Namibe.jpg|Namibe<br>{{Namibe.jpg/credit}} | ||
Image:Flamengo beach.jpg|Flamengo beach<br>{{Flamengo beach.jpg/credit}} | Image:Flamengo beach.jpg|Flamengo beach<br>{{Flamengo beach.jpg/credit}} | ||
Image:Luanda building.jpg|Building in Luanda{{Luanda building.jpg/credit}} | Image:Luanda building.jpg|Building in Luanda<br>{{Luanda building.jpg/credit}} | ||
Image:Angolan mother and child.jpg|Mother and child<br>{{Angolan mother and child.jpg/credit}} | Image:Angolan mother and child.jpg|Mother and child<br>{{Angolan mother and child.jpg/credit}} | ||
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Image:Angolan football fans.jpg|Some Angolan [[football (soccer)|football]] fans<br>{{CC-photo|Joanita Hafermalz}} | Image:Angolan football fans.jpg|Some Angolan [[football (soccer)|football]] fans<br>{{CC-photo|Joanita Hafermalz}} | ||
Image:Tazua Falls.jpg|Tazu Falls, one of [[Angola]]'s richest sources of gem diamonds.<br>{{Tazua Falls.jpg/credit}} | |||
Image:José Eduardo dos Santos.jpg|José Eduardo dos Santos, president of [[Angola]].<br>{{José Eduardo dos Santos.jpg/credit}} | |||
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| Angola, formerly the People's Republic of Angola and officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola; IPA: [ʁɛ'publikɐ dɨ ɐ̃'gɔlɐ]), is a country in southern Africa. It was a Portuguese colony from 1575 until it gained its independence in 1975. After its separation from Portugal, it underwent a bloody civil war, which lasted until 2002. It is a member of the African Union. Its capital and largest city is Luanda, formerly known as Loanda. It uses West Africa Time. Its government is a republic and has a multi-party presidential regime. |  |
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