Portuguese Angola
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![Queen Nzinga in peace negotiations with the Portuguese governor in Luanda, 1657.](/Images/godic/202502/03/Queen_Nzinga_16573507.png")
![Portuguese soldiers in Angola](/Images/godic/202502/03/Sempreatentos...aoperigo!3508.jpg")
![Topographic map of Angola.](/Images/godic/202502/03/Angola_Topography3508.png")
Portuguese Angola or Portuguese West Africa are the common terms by which Angola is designated when referring to the historic period when it was a Portuguese overseas territory in southwestern Africa. The former Portuguese Angola became an independent country in 1975 and now forms the Republic of Angola.