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Angola, formerly the People's Republic of Angola and officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola; IPA: [ʁɛ'publikɐ dɨ ɐ̃'gɔlɐ]), is a country in southern Africa. It was a Portuguese colony from 1575 until it gained its independence in 1975. After its separation from Portugal, it underwent a bloody civil war, which lasted until 2002. It is a member of the African Union. Its capital and largest city is Luanda, formerly known as Loanda. It uses West Africa Time. Its government is a republic and has a multi-party presidential regime.

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Luanda, the capital of Angola (CC) Photo: Erik Kristensen Namibe (CC) Photo: Erik Kristensen Flamengo beach (CC) Photo: Erik Kristensen Building in Luanda (CC) Photo: Wilson Bentos Mother and child (CC) Photo: Richard Franco An elephant in Angola (CC) Photo: Martin Begrich Satellite view of Angola Template:PD-image A diamond miner Template:PD-photo Some Angolan football fans Template:CC-photo Tazu Falls, one of Angola's richest sources of gem diamonds. (CC) Photo: Brian Harrington Spier José Eduardo dos Santos, president of Angola. (CC) Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR/Agência Brasil The Coat of Arms of Angola. © Image: Vector-Images.com