Members of the Military Council , which ran Control the country until an interim National Transitional Council was established Creating on 15 April , said Statement that one of the reasons for the coup was the incumbent civilian administration 's call for Angolan help Assistance to reform Reforming_a_system the military .

In 1641 Johan Maurits sent Sending an expedition under Admiral Cornelis Jol from Recife in Dutch Brazil to seize Conquering the Angolan capital of Luanda .

The South African Border War , also known as the Namibian War of Independence , and sometimes denoted Writing in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War , was a largely asymmetric conflict Hostile_encounter that occurred Presence in Namibia ( then South West Africa ) , Zambia , and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990 .

The South African Border War resulted in Causation some of the largest battles on the African continent since World War II and was closely intertwined Cause_to_amalgamate with the Angolan Civil War .

The SADF 's incursions produced Manufacturing Angolan casualties Death and occasionally resulted in Causation severe collateral damage to economic installations regarded as vital to the Angolan economy .

The SADF 's incursions produced Manufacturing Angolan casualties Death and occasionally resulted in Causation severe collateral damage to economic installations regarded as vital to the Angolan economy .

Beginning Process_start in 1984 , regular Angolan units under Soviet command Control were confident enough to confront Confronting_problem the SADF .

The 1985 Aeroflot Antonov An-12 shoot down Use_firearm occurred Presence on November 25 , 1985 , in Angola during the Angolan Civil War Military_operation .

The Angolan Government later claimed Statement the aircraft was carrying Carry_goods weapons .

The Angolan Civil War Hostile_encounter ( ) was a civil war Hostile_encounter in Angola , beginning Process_start in 1975 and continuing , with interludes , until 2002 .

The MPLA and UNITA had different roots in Angolan society and mutually incompatible leaderships , despite their shared aim Aiming of ending Process_end colonial rule .

The Angolan Civil War Hostile_encounter was notable due Causation to the combination of Angola 's violent internal dynamics and the exceptional degree of foreign military Military_operation and political involvement Participation .