Flag of the FNLA

Ahead of the first multiparty elections in 1992, FNLA was reorganized as a political party. FNLA received 2.4% of the votes and won five Members of Parliament.

Foreign support

Over the course of many years, the governments of Algeria, Ghana, Israel, France, Romania, the People's Republic of China, South Africa, the United States, and Zaire actively supported and aided the FNLA.

The French government supplied men and loaned 1 million pounds sterling without interest.^[1][2] The U.S. government began aiding the FNLA in 1961 during the Kennedy administration, and rerouted one-third of official aid to Zaire to go to the FNLA and UNITA.^[1][3]

The Israeli government gave aid to the FNLA between 1963 and 1969. Holden Roberto visited Israel during the 1960s, and FNLA members were sent to Israel for training. During the 1970s the Israeli government shipped arms to the FNLA through Zaire.^[4]

The People's Republic of China began supplying the FNLA with arms in 1964. It gave the FNLA military equipment and at least 112 military advisers.^[5] The Romanian government delivered arms to the FNLA in August 1974.^[6]

See also

• African independence movements
• Luanda Trial
• "Colonel" Callan

Further reading

• Chris Dempster, Fire Power (first hand account of foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of the FNLA) http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/227/227121_mercenary_past_of_shamed_councillor.html
• Peter McAleese, No Mean Soldier

References

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