Angola : Portugal's Embattled Province

(14 Mar 1968) 6811/B: ANGOLA : PORTUGAL'S EMBATTLED PROVINCE

In Angola, freedom fighters are still engaged in the struggle to oust their Portuguese rulers, who have been in control of the country for some 500 years. The MPLA organisation, with headquarters in Brazzaville Congo, claims to hold down one third of the territory.
But the rebels are not sufficiently strong to take over Angola and Portugal would need millions of troops to hold down the vast areas of intractable jungle.

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