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*The Berlin Conference in 1884–1885 set the colony's borders, delineating the boundaries of Portuguese claims in Angola. Trade between Portugal and its African territories rapidly increased, leading to increased development, and '''a wave of new Portuguese immigrants.''' | *The Berlin Conference in 1884–1885 set the colony's borders, delineating the boundaries of Portuguese claims in Angola. Trade between Portugal and its African territories rapidly increased, leading to increased development, and '''a wave of new Portuguese immigrants.''' | ||
*Portugal's refusal to address increasing Angolan demands for self-determination gradually evolved into a protracted war of independence that between persisted between 1961 and 1975. | *Portugal's refusal to address increasing Angolan demands for self-determination gradually evolved into a protracted war of independence that between persisted between 1961 and 1975. | ||
*The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) recruited from Bakongo refugees in Zaire. Benefiting from particularly favourable political circumstances in Léopoldville, and especially from a common border with Zaire, '''Angolan political exiles''' were able to build up a power base among a large '''expatriate community''' from related families, clans, and traditions. | *The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) recruited from Bakongo refugees in Zaire. Benefiting from particularly favourable political circumstances in Léopoldville, and especially from a common border with Zaire, '''Angolan political exiles''' were able to build up a power base among a large '''expatriate community''' from related families, clans, and traditions. People on both sides of the border spoke mutually intelligible dialects and enjoyed shared ties to the historical Kingdom of Kongo. Though as foreigners skilled Angolans could not take advantage of Mobutu Sese Seko's state employment programme, some found work as middlemen for the absentee owners of various lucrative private ventures. The migrants eventually formed the FNLA with the intention of making a bid for political power upon their envisaged return to Angola. The country's became independent 11 November 1975. | ||
*It is estimated that Angola was host to 12,100 refugees and 2,900 asylum seekers by the end of 2007. 11,400 of those refugees were originally from the '''Democratic Republic of Congo''', who arrived in the 1970s. | *It is estimated that Angola was host to 12,100 refugees and 2,900 asylum seekers by the end of 2007. 11,400 of those refugees were originally from the '''Democratic Republic of Congo''', who arrived in the 1970s. | ||
*As of 2008, there were an estimated 400,000 Democratic '''Republic of the Congo migrant workers''', at least '''220,000 Portuguese''', and about '''259,000 Chinese''' living in Angola. | *As of 2008, there were an estimated 400,000 Democratic '''Republic of the Congo migrant workers''', at least '''220,000 Portuguese''', and about '''259,000 Chinese''' living in Angola. | ||