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Summary:Luanda, capital of newly-emerging Angola, August 29 1975. Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese were waiting at the port and airport, to return to Portugual as their vast African colony slipped away from them. At this time, Angola was drifting to independence in the grip of a civil war, as two rival factions fought the battle for control of the nation.
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Location:ANGOLA LUANDA AIRPORTS
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