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The Portuguese colony of Angola was founded in 1575 with the arrival of Paulo Dias de Novais with a hundred families of colonists and four hundred soldiers. Luanda was granted the status of city in 1605. The fortified Portuguese towns of Luanda (established in 1575 with 400 Portuguese settlers) and Benguela.
In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa [a] of Estado Novo Portugal (1951–1972), and the State of Angola of the Portuguese Empire (1972–1975). It became the independent People's Republic of Angola in 1975
Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo.In the 15th century, Portuguese colonists began trading, and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century.
In 1618 the Portuguese built Fortaleza São Pedro da Barra fortress, followed by the Fortaleza de São Miguel fortress in 1634. Luanda was Portuguese Angola's administrative centre from 1627, with one exception. During the Portuguese war of independence against the Spanish, the Dutch ruled Luanda from 1640 to 1648 as Fort Aardenburgh.
Angola has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age. After the Bantu expansion reached the region, states were formed by the 13th century and organised into confederations. The Kingdom of Kongo ascended to achieve hegemony among the other kingdoms from the 14th century. Portuguese explorers established relations with Kongo in 1483.
Dutch suzerainty (Dutch Loango-Angola) Dutch West Africa: 1641 to 1642: Pieter Moorthamer, Director: 1642 to 1648: Cornelis Hendrikszoon Ouman, Director: Portuguese suzerainty: 1646 to 24 August 1648: Triumvirate Junta: 24 August 1648 to 1651: Salvador Correia de Sá e Benavides, Governor: Commander of the Recapture of Angola: 1651 to March ...
In 1482, Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão arrived at the mouth of the Congo River, having established relations with the Kingdom of Kongo (which was located in parts of present day northern Angola). [1] The Portuguese presence in Angola was consolidated from the second half of the 16th century through the establishment of alliance policies with ...
The Portuguese government passed the Colonial Act in May 1930, centralizing the empire's administration and limiting the power of governor-generals. [1] The settler population in Angola grew from 30,000 in May 1930 to 59,000 in 1931, but declined to 44,000 by 1940.