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What kind of country is Angola?
Angola is a socialist country. The People's Republic of Angola is a West African country, Angola. It became the only socialist country in June of 5438+0975, 1 1 after it became independent from Portugal. The People's Republic of Angola has good relations with the Soviet Union, and Cuba has good relations with the People's Republic of Mozambique. It was ruled by the Angolan People's Liberation Movement, which introduced communism and was supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba. With the support of the United States and South Africa, the opposition Angolan Independent Alliance launched a civil war with the ruling party.

National flag:

The flag of Angola was launched1975165438+10/0/month1. The national flag is rectangular with an aspect ratio of 3: 2. The flag land consists of two parallel rectangles, red and black. In the middle of the flag is a golden arc gear and a wooden knife, which cross each other. There is a golden five-pointed star between the arc gear and the woodworking tool. According to the Angolan Constitution, red represents "the blood shed by the Angolan people for national freedom and national defense under colonial oppression." Black expresses praise for the "African continent"; The five-pointed star represents the cause of internationalism and progress, and the five corners symbolize unity, freedom, justice, democracy and progress. Gears and machetes symbolize the unity of workers, peasants and soldiers, and represent the commemoration of the peasants and soldiers who fought in the early uprising. The yellow color of gears, stars and firewood knives in the national flag is a metaphor for national wealth. Gears mean "workers and industrial production", stars represent unity and progress, and firewood knives symbolize "agricultural production and armed struggle".