The Soviet Union's position on the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 1956-1975

Abstract

The research dealt with the position of the Soviet Union on the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 1956-1975, as it touched on the founding of the movement and the role of the Soviets in that through the Angolan Communist Party, and how the Soviet Union’s relations with the MPLA were. Then the research presented the role of the Soviet Union in the great development In the conflict between the movement and Portuguese colonialism, which is the armed struggle to gain independence, and presenting the support that the Soviet Union provided to the movement in terms of political, economic, military and financial aid, and the reasons for the Soviet Union choosing the Mbla movement to provide it with support and assistance in its struggle against Portuguese colonialism over other Angolan movements. We can say that the Angolan Mbla movement became more organized at the beginning of the sixties of the twentieth century, as it was formed with a new character that stemmed from the new ideas to which the Angolan people, especially the intellectual group, became acquainted. Although they were few, they developed new methods and concepts that did not stop at the point of demanding improvement of conditions. Africans under the Portuguese presence even developed to the point of gaining independence through strong armed struggle against the Portuguese forces using new methods, influenced by other African liberation movements.