Province of Angola Província de Angola
1575–1975
Flag Coat of arms
Portuguese West Africa in 1905–1975
Status	Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575-1951) Overseas Province of Portugal (1951-1972) State of the Portuguese Empire (1972-1975)
Capital	Luanda
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Historical era	Imperialism, Cold War
• Establishment of Luanda	1575
• Fall of the Portuguese Empire	11 November 1975
ISO 3166 code	AO
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Kongo People's Republic of Angola

Portuguese Angola was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa until the Angolan War of Independence. It was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).

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