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country in SW Africa, bounded W by the
Atlantic ocean, N and NE by Zaire, E by
Zambia, and S by Namibia. The Cabinda
enclave, a district of Angola, is bounded W
by the Atlantic Ocean, N by the river Congo,
and E and S by Zaire.
government The 1975 constitution, amended
1976, 1980, 1990, and 1992, created a
one-party `People`s Republic`, with political
power held by the People`s Movement for the
Liberation of Angola [MPLA] (from 1977, the
People`s Movement for the Liberation of
Angola-Workers` Party [MPLA-PT]). Since 1992
multiparty politics have functioned in both
presidential and assembly elections. There is
a 223-member people`s assembly, elected by a
system of proportional representation.