Internal Political Struggle and the State of Affairs in the MPLA 1960—1965: New Documents from the Russian Archives

The published documents from the collections of the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GA RF) and the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI) reveal the situation within the MPLA in the first half of the 1960s, as well as its place in the Angolan liberation movement during this period. The information contained in them also makes it possible to imagine under the influence of what factors ideas about certain anti-colonial movements in Angola were formed in Moscow, which, from the point of view of Soviets, served as a sign of a genuine “progressive” movement. Such key factors included adherence or ideological affinity to Marxist ideology, uncompromisingness in the fight against the colonialists, refusal to cooperate with “imperialist” countries, support from other communist parties, and organizational “maturity”.

Keywords

History of Angola in the 20th century, Soviet policy in Africa, MPLA, A. Neto, anti-colonial movements in Southern Africa

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30.01.2022

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30.05.2022

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GOST	Voevodskiy A. Internal Political Struggle and the State of Affairs in the MPLA 1960—1965: New Documents from the Russian Archives // ISTORIYA – 2022. – V. 13. – Issue 3 (113) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840020924-5-1 (circulation date: 22.07.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840020924-5
MLA	Voevodskiy, Alexander "Internal Political Struggle and the State of Affairs in the MPLA 1960—1965: New Documents from the Russian Archives." ISTORIYA 13.3 (113) (2022) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840020924-5
APA	Voevodskiy A. (2022). Internal Political Struggle and the State of Affairs in the MPLA 1960—1965: New Documents from the Russian Archives. ISTORIYA 13(3 (113)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840020924-5

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