A small, but extremely influential, minority are the mulattos, or people of mixed, generally Portuguese-African, descent. In colonial times virtually all mulattos and some of the black people received education, usually church education, and were 'assimilated' into Portuguese culture.
Known as assimilados , these people were predominantly urban and became prominent in business and in the colonial bureaucracy. Many of them were opposed to Portuguese rule and took leading roles in the liberation movements that emerged since the s. Compared with the majority of the people, this mainly indigenous but Portuguese-speaking minority were a rather privileged elite group or class who, to some extent, replaced the white Portuguese administrators and business people after independence.
About half the population are Catholics and the remainder continue to profess ethnic religious beliefs, except for a minority of Christians belonging to various Protestant and African Independent churches.
During the liberation struggle the Protestant and Independent churches were not popular with the Portuguese authorities closely associated with the Roman Catholic Church as they were seen as providing religious cover for the nationalists Wikipedia d.
After independence all churches, including the Catholics, were constrained by the secular policies of the Marxist-Leninist MPLA government, but they nevertheless survived to oppose civil strife and to play important roles in mobilising public opinion in favour of democratic reform and national reconciliation. African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project. Corn, sugar cane, rice, coffee, and peanuts are made from cultivation.
In the geographical structure of the region, the characteristic Angola highlands, with an altitude of 1, meters, are observed. Cabinda is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. There is no terrestrial connection with Angola territory. The province has a controversial status among many political institutions. The management center of the province is Cabinda with the same name. The area is 7, square kilometers. According to estimates, the Cabinda province has a population of , people.
The population growth rate in the region is rising very fast. Cuando Cubango Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. It is located in the south of the country. The management center is in the city of Menongue. The province has an area of , square kilometers and the estimated population of is , Cuanza Norte Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola.
It is located in the northwest of the country. Cuanza Sul Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. It is located to the west of the country. The city of Sumbe, whose headquarters is the city of Sumbe, has an area of 58, square kilometers and an estimated population of 2,, in Cunene Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. Cunene Province is located to the south of the country.
The administrative center is Ondjiva. The province has a surface area of 77, square kilometers and the estimated population of is 1,, It was named after the Cunene River.
Huambo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. The management center is Huambo. The province has a surface area of 35, square kilometers and the estimated population of is 2,, The center of management is Lubango. The province has a surface area of 79, square kilometers and an estimated population of 2,, in Luanda Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. Luanda, whose headquarters is the capital city of Luanda, has an area of 2, square kilometers and an estimated population of 7,, in Lunda Norte Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola.
It is located in the northeast of the country. The management center is the city of Lucapa. The area has a surface area of , square kilometers and the estimated population of is , Lunda Sul Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola.
The administrative center is Saurimo. The province has a surface area of 77, square kilometers and an estimated population of is , Malanje Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Angola. The administration center is Malanje.
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Cacolo Dala Muconda Saurimo. Luanda, province of Angola.
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