The Ovimbundu of Angola and Angola Itself
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Authors
Mihelich, Jon Patrick
Issue Date
1986
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
It is important for people, especially Americans,
to study Africa; it is the national interest as
Americans to understand African politics. Africa is not
powerful but it does have a lot of different countries,
which is one reason to study this continent. Africa is
also a continent of diverseness, over 2000 different
ethnic groups are found in Africa. Out of these various
groups, the Ovimbundu of Angola emerge as one of the
most fascinating groups to be found and are a must to be
studied.
The Ovimbundu of Angola have played a dominant
factor in the history of Angola since their emergence.
They were years ahead of other groups when it came to
their socio-economic system during the pre-colonial
period. They became one of the most
Portuguese-influenced people during colinization of
Angola, due to the majority of them being "assimilated"
into the tradition of the Portuguese, their colonizers.
On the road to independence, they became a powerful
political party fighting for independence of Angola and
later fighting for the control of their country. From
this description, one can see that the Ovimbundu are a
unique group of people, and it is a must to understand
them in order to help understand Angola, as well as
Africa, as a whole. In order to understand the
Ovimbundu better, three main categories have been made:
(1) Pre-Colonial, (2) Colonial, (3)
Post-Colonial/Independence. These three categories
represent the three periods of African history; before
the colonization by European countries, during the
colonization of those countries, and after the
colonization and on the road to independence.
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iii, 29 p.
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