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The
Angolan War of Independence
was from 1961 to 1975.
Angola
fought against
Portugal
. Portugal was making people in Angola farm
cotton
. Three different groups in Angola were against Portugal.
Agostinho Neto
was the leader of the war. Portugal was winning the war when the country's government became
democratic
. An agreement was signed to let Angola become independent.
About three thousand people died because of the war.
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