LUANDA

looănˈdə,–änˈdə, city (1995 est. pop. 3,000,000), capital of Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is Angola's largest city, its chief port, and its administrative center. Manufactures include processed foods, beverages, textiles, cement and other construction materials, plastic products, metalware, cigarettes, and shoes. Petroleum, found nearby, is refined in the city. Luanda has a natural harbor, with a fine port. The chief exports are coffee, cotton, sugar, diamonds, iron, and salt. Founded in 1575 by the Portuguese as São Paulo de Luanda, the city has been the administrative center of Angola since 1627 (except for 1640–48). From c.1550 to c.1850 it was the center of a large slave trade to Brazil. After Angolan independence (1975), much of the city's large Portuguese population left and was replaced by large numbers of Cubans, many of them soldiers. In the early 1980s, the city's oil refinery was damaged during civil war. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop. The Univ. of Angola, the 17th-century Fort of São Miguel, and the Governor's Palace are in Luanda.

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Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis
Book by Arne Tostensen, Inge Tvedten, Mariken Vaa; Nordic African Institute, 2001
Subjects: Africa--Social Conditions--1960-, Associations, Institutions, Etc--Africa, Cities And Towns--Africa, Municipal Government--Africa, Non-Governmental Organizations--Africa, Sociology, Urban--Africa, Voluntarism--Africa
...Desenvolvimento. Year 1, Vol. 1, No. 1. Luanda: Ministerio do Plano and FNUAP. Andrade...Angola na Perspectiva do Pos-Guerra. Luanda: ADRA Angola, Development Workshop Angola...rehabilitation and national reconciliation. Luanda. INE, 1993, Inqerito socio-demografico...
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From Crisis to Growth in Africa?
Book by Mats Lundahl; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Africa--Economic Conditions--1960---Congresses, Africa--Economic Policy--Congresses
...Planning and Economic Coordination, PREGE, Luanda, May 1995. Aguilar, Renato (1998...Angola, Algumas Reflexoes Pontuais , Luanda, June 1996. Government of Angola (1997a...Economica e Social do Governo para 1997 , Luanda, April 1997. Government of Angola...
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Angola: Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction
Book by Inge Tvedten; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Angola--Economic Conditions--1975-, Angola--Politics And Government--1975-, Angola--Social Conditions
...Angola e a sua expressao cultural . Luanda: Museu Nacional de Antropologia. de...Elementos simbolicas do Kimbanguismo . Luanda: Missao de Cooperacao Francesa. Department...the Perspective of the Peace Process . Luanda: United Nations/DHA. Department of...
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South Africa in Southern Africa: Reconfiguring the Region
Book by David Simon; James Currey, 1998
Subjects: Africa, Southern--Relations--South Africa, South Africa--Relations--Africa, Southern
ed to civilian groups around Luanda in 1992. 6 The Associacao Angolana...Association found in 1993 that in one Luanda prison there were some 720 government...charged with homicide by firearms in the Luanda area. 7 The government preferred to...
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Kingdoms of the Savanna
Book by Jan Vansina; University of Wisconsin Press, 1966
Subjects: Africa, Central--History--To 1884
...place, the governor and the Council of Luanda decided to wage a full-scale war on her. But it was too late. The Dutch captured Luanda in August. 14 When the Dutch finally arrived in Luanda, an army was actually being mobilized near...
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journal articles on: Luanda  - 109 results

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Marissa J. Moorman, Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times
Journal article by Christine Matzke; Africa, Vol. 80, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times...social history of music and nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to recent times...periphery of Angolas cities, and particularly Luanda, Marissa Moorman convincingly demonstrates...
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Lost Theaters of African American Internationalism: Diplomacy and Henry Francis Downing in Luanda and London
Journal article by Brian Russell Roberts; African American Review, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: African American dramatists--Works, African American playwrights--Works, African Americans--History, Diplomats--Practice, Downing, Henry Francis--Practice, Downing, Henry Francis--Works, Internationalism--History, United States foreign relations--History
...Diplomacy and Henry Francis Downing in Luanda and London. by Brian Russell Roberts...Downing worked as a U. S. consul in Luanda, Angola in 1887 and 1888, after which...Grover Cleveland appointed him consul to Luanda, Angola, which was at that time a Portuguese...
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Rostov-luanda
Journal article by Michael R. Frontani; African Studies Review, Vol. 46, 2003
Subjects: Motion pictures, Sissako, Abderrahmane
Rostov-luanda by Michael R. Frontani Abderrahmane Sissako. Rostov-Luanda. Mauritania/Angola/France/Germany, 1997...at the center of his first documentary, Rostov-Luanda, a film that forces one to reconsider preconceptions...
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Dueling Bands and Good Girls: Gender, Music, and Nation in Luanda's Musseques, 1961-1974*
Journal article by Marissa J. Moorman; The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: African history, Colonialism, Luanda Angola, Musical recordings, Popular music, Reforms, Social life & customs
...1961-1974* by Marissa J. Moorman Luanda is known for its late-night parties...of artists four are still alive and in Luanda. But where were they? It was a national...development of musicians and bands and they gave Luanda a new kind of nightlife and form of recreation...
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Healers, Idolaters, and Good Christians: a Case Study of Creolization and Popular Religion in Mid-eighteenth Century Angola*
Journal article by Kalle Kananoja; The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 43, 2010
Subjects: Religion, Spirituality
...life both in the interior as well as in Luanda, although great care must be taken when...intermixture was significant in the cities of Luanda and Benguela and the areas around the...Santa Ines, sent the denunciation from Luanda to the Inquisition of Lisbon. He reasoned...
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Angola Is Latest Investment Magnet; Business Is Booming Again in the Angolan Capital of Luanda. the Slump in Oil Prices in 2008 and 2009 Took the Shine off One of Africa's Biggest Oil Producers' Double-Digit Economic Growth but Now Angola, Which Ended a 27-Year War in 2002, Is Firmly Back on Track as One of the World's Fastest-Growing Economies. Sarah Rundell Reports
Magazine article by Sarah Rundell; African Business, June 2010
Subjects: Economic growth--Economic aspects, Petroleum industry--Economic aspects, Petroleum industry--Growth, Petroleum industry--International trade, Petroleum--Economic aspects, Petroleum--International trade, Petroleum--Prices and rates, Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola--Growth, World Bank--Growth
...Booming Again in the Angolan Capital of Luanda. the Slump in Oil Prices in 2008 and...senior economist at the World Bank in Luanda. "Investment will continue to come from...services group Imara, which has set up a Luanda-based subsidiary, Imara Angola...
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MPLA Decisive Victory: Angola's Legislative Elections on 5 September Saw the Ruling MPLA Win a Landslide Victory with 81.64% of the Vote, Reducing the Opposition to a Residual Political Force. the Main Opposition Party, UNITA, Managed to Get a Mere 10.39% of the Vote and 16 Parliamentary Seats. What Does His Portend for the Future of Democracy in the Country? Asks Paula Roque in Luanda
Magazine article by Paula Roque; New African, November 2008
Subjects: Elections--Political aspects, Rockslides--Political aspects
...Democracy in the Country? Asks Paula Roque in Luanda. by Paula Roque There was never any doubt...elite that is extravagantly paraded in Luanda. Many skilled Angolans and the small...this unpredictability, especially in Luanda where 21% of the electorate live, the...
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Treasure the Crown Jewel ... While Extending the Frontiers of the African Cup of Nations Is Welcome, the Confederation of African Football's Executive Committee Must Select Tournament Hosts with Better Care
Magazine article by Blunt But Fair; New African, January 2010
Subjects: Capital cities--Evaluation, Capitals (Cities)--Evaluation, Cost and standard of living--Social aspects, Cost of living--Social aspects, Luanda, Angola--Social aspects, Professional soccer--Location
...hour wait to clear the customs and immigration controls at Luanda airport (we are not kidding, I can assure you; and it is...suitability and readiness for the Nations Cup included this: "Luanda lives up to its reputation as the most expensive city in the...
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Water Lifeline for Shanty Dwellers
Magazine article by Gunnar Aegisson; African Business, September 2001
Subjects: Construction industry--International aspects, Luanda, Angola, Water supply, Water supply construction, Water utilities--Angola
...incomes for untreated river water delivered by private vendors. It was a hugely expensive health risk. At Independence in 1975, Luanda was home to half-a-million people. Today the figure is close to 4m and growing. Most live in shanty towns, deprived of...
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Africa's Oil Tycoons
Magazine article by Daphne Eviatar; The Nation, Vol. 278, April 12, 2004
Subjects: Angola--Economic aspects, Angola--History, Angola--Military aspects, Angola--Personal narratives, Angola--Statistics, Angolan Civil War, 1975---Analysis, Angolan Civil War, 1975---Casualties, Business-government relations, ChevronTexaco Corp.--Foreign operations, ChevronTexaco Corp.--Management, Foreign corporations--Military aspects, Foreign corporations--Political aspects, Foreign intervention, Petroleum industry--Foreign operations, Petroleum industry--Management, Petroleum industry--Military aspects, Petroleum industry--Political aspects, Portuguese foreign relations, Postwar reconstruction--Economic aspects, Postwar reconstruction--Political aspects, Postwar reconstruction--Social aspects, United States foreign relations
...Africas Oil Tycoons. by Daphne Eviatar Luanda, Angola The red, white and blue helicopter...understood why. Exploring the streets of Luanda is harrowing. It requires careful maneuvering...splashed by sewage. Frequent petty crime in Luanda casts a pall of fear that only ratchets...
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Showing a Secret Side of Vibrant City; WAR and Poverty Do Not Necessarily Dim the Human Spirit. KATIE LIN Meets a Photographer Whose Images Prove as Much
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 10, 2010
Subjects: Photographers
...day VAMOS! Festival. In her latest project, Agora Luanda (Luanda Now), Goncalves has collaborated with Angolan filmmaker...far from Tyneside. Working in the Angolan capital of Luanda over the past six years has enabled the 45-year...
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The African City Which Wants to Be Next Dubai
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 4, 2006
...Byline: By Zoe Eisenstein Just south of Luanda lies one of Angolas biggest construction...the city centre, the modern annex of Luanda Sul is an increasingly popular location...governments objective is to make the centre of Luanda the financial capital of Africa," said...
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Oil Boom Could Still Be False Hope for Angola; Discontent Clouds Angola's Oil Boom. Paul Simao, Special Correspondent, Investigates
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 31, 2006
Subjects: Petroleum industry--Investigations
...the African nations bustling capital of Luanda, the talk is not of a more prosperous...Kiaxi. In this slum four miles outside Luanda, raw sewage seeps into the ditches...is building 30-storey developments in Luanda, but we dont have basic sanitation...
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PREMIER STARS TO ABANDON ANGOLA; Threat to African Nations Cup after Terrorist Attack on Bus
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 10, 2010
Subjects: Terrorism
...competition, which is due to start today in Luanda with a match between Angola and Mali...unless they are switched to the capital, Luanda. FIFA are desperate for the tournament...ALGERIA FIXTURES Sun 10 Angola v Mali Luanda 7pm Mon 11 Malawi v Algeria Luanda 1...
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Angolan Conflict Outlives UNITA Leader; Savimbi's Death Unlikely to Quell Power Struggle, Marxist Regime
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 28, 2002
Subjects: Angola, Savimbi, Jonas
...incidentally to a power base around the capital, Luanda - from a U.N.-monitored national...Savimbi sent his top representatives to Luanda to join others in an effort to validate...multinational oil revenues. Indeed, as veteran Luanda commentator Paulo Juliao noted on Saturday...
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encyclopedia articles on: Luanda  - 6 results

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Luanda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LUANDA looan d , an d , city (1995 est. pop...found nearby, is refined in the city. Luanda has a natural harbor, with a fine port...in 1575 by the Portuguese as Sao Paulo de Luanda, the city has been the administrative center...
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Angola
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the east, and by Namibia on the south. Luanda is the capital, largest city, and chief...the south and along the coast north to Luanda is generally low. In northern Angola...narrow coastal strip. In addition to Luanda, other important cities are Huambo...
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Livingstone, David
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Hoping to abolish the slave trade by opening Africa to Christian commerce and missionary stations, he traveled (1853) to Luanda on the west coast. Following the Zambezi River, he discovered and named Victoria Falls (1855) and reached the east coast...
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Lobito
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...loove to, city (1983 est. pop. 150,000), W central Angola, on the Atlantic Ocean. Angolas most important port after Luanda , it is also a road hub and the western terminus of the trans-African Benguela railroad, which connects the port with the...
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Wissmann, Hermann Von
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WISSMANN, HERMANN VON her man f n vis man, 1853 1905, German explorer in Africa. He crossed (1880 82) Africa from Luanda to Zanzibar and, on behalf of Leopold II of Belgium, explored (1883 85) the Kasai River system in the Congo basin. As German...
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