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Battle of Quifangondo

Battle of Quifangondo was a battle fought on 10 November 1975 at Luanda Province, in what is now Angola. The recorded result: FAPLA victory.

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Battle of Quifangondo in Angola, November, 1975.
Battle of Quifangondo in Angola, November, 1975.. P.river codename "Pedro A. Marangoni", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 November 1975
WhereLuanda Province, Angola8.758S, 13.422E
OutcomeFAPLA victory
Belligerents22px|border MPLA (FAPLA); 22px|border Cubaagainst22px|border FNLA (ELNA); 22px|border Zaire; 22px|border South Africa

Record

Date10 November 1975
PlaceLuanda Province, Angola
8.758S, 13.422E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength~1,000; 22px|border FAPLA; 850–1,000 militants; 6 Grad-P rocket launchers; 12 field guns; 22px|border Cuba; 88 artillerymen and advisers; 6 BM-21 rocket launchers3,000+; 22px|border ELNA; 1,000–2,000 militants; 120 Portuguese volunteers; 12 armoured vehicles; 6 jeeps; 22px|border Zaire; 1,200 army regulars; 2 field guns; 22px|border South Africa; 52 artillerymen and advisers; 3 field guns; 3 bomber aircraft
Casualties and losses22px|border FAPLA; 1 dead; 3 wounded; 22px|border Cuba; 2 wounded22px|border ELNA; 120 confirmed dead; 200 wounded; 4 armoured vehicles destroyed; 6 jeeps destroyed; 22px|border Zaire; 8 confirmed dead; 8 confirmed wounded; 1 captured; 2 field guns destroyed; 22px|border South Africa; 1 wounded
Commanders
  • Roberto Leal Monteiro
  • António França
  • Raúl Díaz-Argüelles
  • Holden Roberto
Battle of QuifangondoBattle of QuifangondoLuandaUígeAmbrizDondoCaxitoNdalatando100 km8.758S, 13.422E
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Battle of Quifangondo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Angola.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Quifangondo, revision 1384857887, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.