Angola Civil War

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Across
  1. 5. US President who decided Unita was more of a threat than an ally.
  2. 6. These gems were used to fund a lot of fighting in Angola, often extracted through questionable means
  3. 7. While his own people struggled economically, he offered scholarships to Angolan students
  4. 8. A leftist coup here in 1974 erupted in Civil War in Angola
  5. 9. Led by Jonas Savimbi, it opposed the MPLA and was supported by South Africa
  6. 11. started as a leftist, he moved his political ideology to the right when he received support form the US and South Africa
  7. 13. South Africa's system of racial segregation that kept a white minority in power.
  8. 14. Angola's neighbor, led by Roberto's brother-in-law Mobuto Seko, this nation transferred a lot of aid from other nations to the FNLA
Down
  1. 1. Led by Augustino Neto, and supported by communist nations.
  2. 2. Sent over 300,000 troops to Angola to support the MPLA
  3. 3. Capital of Angola and the site of the first Portugese trading colony
  4. 4. National Liberation Front of Angole, who received support from China
  5. 6. MPLA leader who forged a fragile cease-fire with Savimbi in 1989.
  6. 10. Bordering both South Africa and Angola, this nation saw heavy fighting between groups fighting for power
  7. 12. These continue to kill and maim Angolans today, and are very hard to get rid of.