 Map of Angola, highlighting Cabinda Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. With 7,283 km², it has a population of 300,000 inhabitants, of which about one third are refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, formerly Zaïre). It is separated from Angola by DR Congo, which bounds the province on the south and the east. Cabinda is bounded on the north by the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Adjacent to the coast are some of the biggest oilfields of the world; the exploration began in 1954. File links The following pages link to this file: Cabinda ...
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D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ...
Ngoyo was a central African kingdom state of the Woyo tribe that existed in the south of Cabinda, what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola during the Iron Age of the second millennium. ...
Loango was an African city from approximately 15th Century - 19th Century in what is now the Republic of Congo. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
This article deals with the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cabinda produces hardwoods, coffee, cacao, rubber, and palm oil products. Petroleum production began in 1968 and now accounts for most of Angola's production. Currently Cabinda produces 700,000 barrels of crude per day. Cabinda Oil is associated with Sonangol, Agip Angola Lda. The Sonangol has (41%), Chevron (39.2%) Elf (10%) and Agip (9.8%). Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ...
Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ...
Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4-8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae), native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ...
Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...
Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Oil palm tree. ...
Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
History Portuguese explorers, missionaries and traders arrived at the mouth of the Congo (or Nzere) river in the mid-15th century, making contact with the powerful King of the Congo (Manikongo). The Manikongo controlled much of the region through affiliation with smaller kingdoms, such as the Kingdoms of Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo in present-day Cabinda. Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA; the Congo River is visible in the center of the photograph Length 4,380 km Elevation of the source m Average discharge 41,800 m³/s Area watershed 3,680,000 km² Origin Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Dem. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
The Manikongo was the title of the ruler of the 14th century - 17th century Kingdom of Kongo, a large area consisting of land in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. ...
Over the years, the Portuguese, Dutch, and English established trading posts, logging camps and small palm oil processing factories in Cabinda. Trade continued and the European presence grew, resulting in conflicts between the rival colonial powers. Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Oil palm tree. ...
Through the Treaty of Simulambuco in 1885 between the kings of Portugal and Cabinda's princes, a Portuguese protectorate was decreed, reserving rights to the local princes and independent of Angola. Cabinda once had the Congo River as the only natural boundary with Angola, but in 1885, the Conference of Berlin extended the Congo Free State's territory along the Congo River to the river's mouth at the sea. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
For the rule of Oliver Cromwell, see The Protectorate. ...
Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA; the Congo River is visible in the center of the photograph Length 4,380 km Elevation of the source m Average discharge 41,800 m³/s Area watershed 3,680,000 km² Origin Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Dem. ...
1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
For the Cold War conference see Berlin Conference of 1954. ...
Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA; the Congo River is visible in the center of the photograph Length 4,380 km Elevation of the source m Average discharge 41,800 m³/s Area watershed 3,680,000 km² Origin Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Dem. ...
In 1975, the Treaty of Alvor integrated Cabinda into Angola, but this treaty was considered contentious and was rejected by all Angolan parties. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
Liberation movement A liberation movement, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda, FLEC), has been active since Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. The Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC), or Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, is a liberation movement in Cabinda, Angola. ...
1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
FLEC controlled most of the region in 1975, and constituted a provisional government led by Henriques Tiago. The independence of Cabinda from Portugal was proclaimed on August 1, 1975. Luiz Branque Franque was elected president. After the declaration of Angolan independence in November 1975, Cabinda was invaded by forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, MPLA), with mercenaries from Cuba. The MPLA overthrew the provisional FLEC government, and re-incorporated Cabinda into Angola. FLEC has continued its political and military struggle for Cabindan independence since the invasion, with little success. A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a previous administration or regime. ...
August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ...
1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
The MPLA flag The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola) is an Angolan political party that has ruled the country since independence in 1975. ...
In April 1997, Cabinda joined the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, a democratic and international organization whose members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) was founded on February 11, 1991. ...
Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ...
An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ...
The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ...
This list includes only disputes between widely-recognized countries, and does not cover regions which have proclaimed independence but have not been recognized, nor regions which are seeking independence. ...
The definition of a minority group can vary, depending on specific context, but generally refers to either a sub-group that does not form either a majority or a plurality of the total population, or a group that, while not necessarily a numerical minority, is disadvantaged or otherwise has less...
A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ...
An ad-hoc commission of United Nations for human rights in Cabinda reported in 2003 that many atrocities had been perpetrated by the MPLA. In 2004, according to Peter Takirambudde, executive director of the Human Rights Watch mission for Africa, the Angolan army continued to commit crimes against civilians in Cabinda. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a commission supervised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is composed of representatives from 53 member states, and meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva. ...
The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ...
Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...
2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization based in New York City, USA, that conducts advocacy and research on human rights issues. ...
Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. ...
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June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ...
2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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