Republic of Angola

Statistics

Name - République d'Angola (French) / República de Angola (Portuguese)

Continent - Africa

Capital - Ouambo [Huambo]

Administration

Head of state - Grand Elector -------

Head of government - Consul -------

Legislature - Representative Council (proposal), Legislative Body (decision)

President of the Representative Council -

President of the Legislative Body -

Conserving body - College of Conservators

President of the College of Conservators -

Judiciary - High Tribunal of Cassation

President of the High Tribunal of Cassation -

Form of government - Unitary republic under a democratic sociocratic solonic constitution

Form of law - Cambacérès Code

Demonym - Angolan

Geography

Area -

Largest cities

-Benguela

-Ouambo

-Luanda

Time zone -

Currency - Angolan livre

Demography

Languages - French, Portuguese

Population - 58,601,000

Density -

Symbols

National Festival -

Anthem -

Motto -

History

-conquered by French Republic in France's Wars > Franco-Portuguese War (1871-2)

-following change of Batavian Republic's alliance and French Wars > Fourth French War (1880-4), Louanda becomes France's main base in south Africa

-telegraph line drawn from Laurent Marques to Louanda (Telegraphy > ^448530)

-during French Wars > Fifth French War (1892-5), French regiments use Louanda and Benguéla as base with which to attack German presence in Namib region

-German presence totally destroyed

-French Protestant missionaries also become active in region afterwards

-expands and occupies Ouambo and Ouimboundou lands as well

-however, France being occupied by other affairs means it's not exploiting colonial expansion a whole lot and mostly through decentral governance

-and virtually no settlement in this era

-Ouando made capital as part of expansion into interior with railroads to there

-independentist movement grows in 20th century

-led by mestiços and assimilados

-there are also Ouambo and Ouimboundou revolts

-this is why France is utterly unable to expand into Namib region beyond making it buffer zone

-following French Wars > Sixth French War (1937-41), this movement grows much bigger

-due to blood shed in war

-this war also unites mestiços, assimilados, Ouambo, and Ouimboundou in a joint struggle

-France concedes autonomy in 1942 in form of toothless legislature

-another concession in 1948 which is near-full independence

-and eventually concedes full independence in 1954

-national languages in Angola are French, Portuguese