EVENT INFORMATION

4
February
1961

Angolan nationalists attack colonial prisons in Luanda

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📅 4 February 1961 📍 Angola

Nationalists attacked detention facilities in Luanda in an attempt to release prisoners held under Portuguese rule. The confrontation became a major landmark in Angola’s liberation struggle. It challenged a colonial order sustained through political repression and unequal authority; responsibility and later commemorations have been contested among nationalist movements.

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Angolan nationalist movement