Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'MPLA'

The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was a Marxist-Leninist political movement that emerged in the 1950s to fight for Angola's independence from Portuguese colonial rule. After independence in 1975, the MPLA established a one-party state and received support from the Soviet Union and Cuba during the Angolan Civil War, making it a significant Cold War proxy battleground in Africa.

What If Luanda Diversified Beyond Oil Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Angola's capital initiated economic diversification away from petroleum dependence in the 1990s, potentially transforming the country's development trajectory and regional influence.