Its independence movement began after a boycott of the Cotonang Company's cotton fields led to the Baixa de Cassanje ("BYE-shuh deh kah-SAN-jee") revolt.
An uprising in this country is celebrated on January 4 as Colonial Martyrs Repression Day. A politician in this country was described as "one of the few authentic heroes of our time" by Jeane Kirkpatrick, who introduced that man in a speech he gave to the American Enterprise Institute. Its independence movement began after a boycott of the Cotonang Company's cotton fields led to the Baixa de Cassanje ("BYE-shuh deh kah-SAN-jee") revolt. This country's civil war included the second-largest battle in African history, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, in which South Africa and Cuba intervened on opposite sides. Paul Manafort served as a US lobbyist for the leader of this country's UNITA rebel group, which opposed the MPLA under Jonas Savimbi. For 10 points, name this former Portuguese colony with capital Luanda.
An uprising in this country is celebrated on January 4 as Colonial Martyrs Repression Day.
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