A Cypriot mercenary known as 'Colonel Callan' operated in this country, assisting the rebel movement of Holden Roberto. The name of this country comes from the name of the leader of the Northern Mbundu people, the second-largest ethnic group in this country, after the Ovimbundu. National Heroes' Day is celebrated in this nation on the birthday of its first president, the poet Agostinho Nieto. M'banza Kongo, the capital of
A Cypriot mercenary known as 'Colonel Callan' operated in this country, assisting the rebel movement of Holden Roberto. The name of this country comes from the name of the leader of the Northern Mbundu people, the second-largest ethnic group in this country, after the Ovimbundu. National Heroes' Day is celebrated in this nation on the birthday of its first president, the poet Agostinho Nieto. M'banza Kongo, the capital of the Kongo kingdom, is located in this modern day nation, and today it faces continual conflict with the FLEC separatist movement. The civil war in this country, which ended in 2002, was fought between the ruling MPLA party and its leader Jose dos Santos, and Jonas Savimbi's UNITA rebels. For 10 points, name this oil-rich nation in southwest Africa that possesses the exclave of Cabinda and was formerly a colony of Portugal.
A Cypriot mercenary known as 'Colonel Callan' operated in this country, assisting the rebel movement of Holden Roberto.
Republic of {Angola}