Colonial history of Angola
Part of a series on the History of Angola Precolonial history to 1575 Colonization 1575–1641 Dutch occupation 1641–1648 Colonial history 1648–1951 Portuguese province 1951–1961 War of Independence 1961–1974 Civil War 1975–2002 Post-war Angola 2000s 2010s 2020s See also Years in Angola Angola portal v t e The colonial history of Angola is usually considered to run from the appearance of the Portuguese under Diogo Cão in 1482 (Congo) [1] or 1484 (Angolan coast) [2] until the independence of Angola in 1975. Settlement did not begin until Novais's establishment of São Paulo de Loanda (Luanda) in 1575, however, and the Portuguese government only formally incorporated Angola as a colony in 1655 [ citation needed ] or on May 12, 1886. [3] [4] Contents 1 16th century 2 17th century 3 Colony of Benguela 4 18th century 5 19th century 5.1 Congo/Cabinda 6 See also 7 References 16th century Luanda was founded in 1576 with a hundred families of settlers and 400 soldie...