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Randstad NV. Randstad NV, commonly known as Randstad and stylized as randstad, is a Dutch multinational human resource consulting firm headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1960 by Gerrit Daleboudt and Frits Goldschmeding. It now operates in around 39 countries. The company is named after the Randstad region ...
Portuguese Angola. 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.
Randstad. The Randstad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɑntstɑt] ⓘ; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent - or arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Netherlands' four biggest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague ...
t. e. The foreign relations of Angola are based on Angola's strong support of U.S. foreign policy as the Angolan economy is dependent on U.S. foreign aid. From 1975 to 1989, Angola was aligned with the Eastern bloc, in particular the Soviet Union, [1] Libya, [citation needed] and Cuba. [1] Since then, it has focused on improving relationships ...
Moçâmedes. 15°11′S 12°7′E / 15.183°S 12.117°E / -15.183; 12.117 (Port of Namibe) AOMSZ. Medium-sized port. The maximum draught is 9.6 meters. [4] It is located on the banks of the bay of Namibe, a coastal indentation linked to the Atlantic Ocean. [5] Port of Soyo. Zaire Province.
All native languages of Angola are considered to be national languages. After independence, the government said it would choose six to be developed as literary languages . The six languages vary between government pronouncements, but commonly included are Umbundu , Kimbundu , Kikongo (presumably the Fiote of Cabinda), Chokwe , Kwanyama (Ovambo ...
On the eve of Portuguese Angola's independence from Portugal following the Carnation Revolution and the election of a democratic government in Portugal in 1976, the company ANGOL (ANGOL Sociedade de Lubrificantes e Combustíveis SARL), founded in 1953 as a subsidiary of Portuguese company SACOR) was nationalized and split in two, forming Sonangol U.E.E. and Direcção Nacional de Petróleos.
Angolan Portuguese (Portuguese: português de Angola) is a group of dialects and accents of Portuguese used in Angola. In 2005 it was used there by 60% of the population, including by 20% as their first language. The 2016 CIA World Fact Book reports that 12.3 million, or 47% of the population, speaks Portuguese as their first language.