National Union for the Total Independence of Angola

... During the Portuguese Salazar regime (1932-68), ties with the mother country were strengthened, and in 1951 the colony was renamed an overseas province and incorporated into the mother country. The colony was actively planned for settlement and developed resources, while the majority of the products were exported to the mother country, and the integration of the mother country and the colony progressed. In response to this colonial rule, the liberation struggle split into three factions: the socialist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA, founded in 1956) led by Antônio Agostinho Neto, the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA, founded in 1962) led by H. Roberto, who advocated Congolese tribalism and anti-communism in the north, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA, founded in 1966) led by J. Savimbi, who also advocated Obimbundu tribalism and anti-communism in the central and southern parts of the country and split off from the FNLA, and these factions continued to fight fiercely. The liberation struggle entered a new phase with the military coup in the mother country in April 1974. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "National Union for the Total Independence of Angola" is listed below.

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…　ポルトガルのサラザール政権期(1932‐68)には本国との結びつきを強め，51年には植民地は海外州と改称されて本国の一州に組み込まれ，積極的に入植計画，資源の開発が行われると同時に，生産物の大半は本国に輸出されるという本国･植民地の一体化が進んだ。このような植民地支配に対して，解放闘争はネトAntônio Agostinho Netoを中心とする社会主義的なアンゴラ解放人民運動(MPLA,1956結成)，北部のコンゴ部族主義と反共を唱えるH.ロベルトのアンゴラ国民解放戦線(FNLA,1962結成)，同じく中･南部オビンブンドゥ部族主義と反共を唱えFNLAから分裂したJ.サビンビのアンゴラ全面独立国民連合(UNITA,1966結成)の3派に分裂し，激しい対立抗争を繰り返した。74年4月の本国での軍事クーデタによって解放闘争は新局面を迎えた。…

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