2000s in Angola
overview of the events of the 2000s in Angola
The 2000s in Angola saw the end of a 27-year-long civil war (1975–2002) and economic growth as foreign nations began to invest in Angola's untapped petroleum reserves. The government continues to resettle internally displaced persons as its economy recovers and expands.
2000
Illicit arms trading characterized much of the last years of the Angolan war. Each side tried to gain the upper hand by buying arms in Eastern Europe and Russia. With the help of a shipping agent in London, a Russian freighter delivered 500 tons of Ukrainian 7.62mm ammunition to Simportex (a state-owned company responsible for defence-related imports and exports) on 21 September 2000. The ship's captain had declared his cargo "fragile" to minimize inspection. The next day, the MPLA began attacking UNITA, winning victories in several battles during between then and 25 September. The government gained control over military bases and diamond mines in Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province, hurting UNITA’s ability to pay its troops.
2001
Angola agreed to trade oil to Slovakia in return for arms, buying six Sukhoi Su-17 attack aircraft on 3 April 2000. The Spanish government in the Canary Islands prevented a Ukrainian freighter from delivering 636 tons of military equipment to Angola on 24 February 2001.
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