- 1960s in Angola
The 1960s in Angola were marked by the War of Independence (1961-1975). Portuguese police arrested
Agostinho Neto of the MPLA and future President of Angola (1975-1979) in 1960 for the third time.cite book|last=|Jessup|first=John E.|year=1998|title=An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996|pages=518-519] Delegates discussed Cabinda'sself-determination in relation to Angola at the 4th Commission of theUnited Nations onDecolonization inNew York in 1962. Cabinda became a member of theOrganization of African Unity (OAU) as the 39th colonized country in 1964.cite book|last=Mullen|first=J. Atticus Ryan|coauthors=Christopher A. Mullen|year=1997|title=Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization, Yearbook 1997|pages=57]Economy
Angola's industries grew by an annual average rate of 17% in the
1960s as ethnic Europeans seized natives' lands and increased mineral production. Mineral exports doubled between 1965 and 1970 to 170 million pounds. In the district ofHuambo , between 1968 and 1970 white-owned land more than doubled from 249,039 hecters to 526,270 hecters. Native-owned land decreased by 36.5%. The average African farm's gross income declined between 1964 and 1970 from $98.00 to $35.00cite book|last=Clark|first=Desmond J.|year=1975|title=The Cambridge History of Africa|pages=772] Portuguesepetroleum -production began inCongo basin in the1960s , and in theexclave of Cabinda in 1968. Today thepetroleum industry is the engine of theAngolan economy . [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Angola/pdf.pdf Angola] Energy Information Administration] cite book|last=Tvedten|first=Inge|year=1997|title=Angola: Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction|pages=82]References
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