Amboiva

Amboiva
commune and town
Amboiva

Location in Angola

Coordinates: 11°33′S 14°44′E / 11.550°S 14.733°E / -11.550; 14.733Coordinates: 11°33′S 14°44′E / 11.550°S 14.733°E / -11.550; 14.733
Country  Angola
Province Cuanza Sul
Municipality Seles
Elevation 4,081 ft (1,244 m)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Amboiva is a town and commune in the municipality of Seles, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola. It is roughly 55 kilometres east of Uku and 80 kilometres southeast of Gabela.[1] It lies at an altitude of 1244 metres.[2]

The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) and Cuban troops took the town on 1 February 1976 during the Angolan Civil War.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola (1962). Boletim do Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. p. 35. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Jessen, Otto (1936). Reisen und forschungen in Angola. Dieter Reimer Verlag. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  3. ↑ George, Edward (2005). The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: from Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. Frank Cass. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-415-35015-0. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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