Museum of the Armed Forces (Angola)
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Entrance of the Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda
The Museum of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in Luanda, Angola.
Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor airplanes, combat vehicles, and diverse arms and artifacts utsed during the Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) and the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002).
The museum also contains statuary which ornamented the avenues and plazas of colonial Luanda, which were removed after independence. These include the statue of Diogo Cão, the first European to set foot in Angola, of Paulo Dias de Novais, founder of the city of São Paulo da Assunção de Luanda, of Vasco da Gama, and of famous Portuguese poet Luís de Camões, among others.[1]
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Coordinates: 8°48′27″S 13°13′23″E / 8.8075°S 13.22306°E / -8.8075; 13.22306
Categories:
- History of Angola
- Military of Angola
- Military and war museums
- Museums established in 1975
- Museums in Angola
- Buildings and structures in Luanda
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