Independence in 1975 (after 11yr war to boot the Portuguese)
75-92 Civil War
83 Socialism's failure acknowledged
86 Samora's (Prime Minister) plane crashes suspiciously
95 many displaced persons (internal and external) returned home
Angola
Also gained independence in 1975
30 yr civil war ended in 2002
Watched Avatar last night at Club Naval (the more expensive extension to Pemba Beach Resort, where ironically, there's no beach). The movie brings up some important discussion topics relating to refugees, colonialisation, resource use, etc. Sadly with Africa, the wars for independence have not been as quick as in Avatar! Will we continue to pilfer the world's resources and plunge places into war by placing profits over people? Tonight at Russell's they're playing Brothers, which I've seen, but will attend anyways to pass time.
Had an interesting meeting with AKF this morning, to discuss cooperating on initiatives relating to supporting silversmiths, craftspeople, and farmers producing cash crops like sesame. Would be great to see continued collaboration.
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