2010s in Angola

Angola-related events during the 2010s This is a list of events in the 2010s in Angola: 2010 8 January - Togo national football team bus attack. Whilst being escorted by Angolan forces through the disputed territory of Cabinda, the team bus of the Togo national football team was attacked by gunmen as it travelled to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The ensuing gunfight resulted in the deaths of the assistant coach, the team spokesman and bus driver, as well as injuring several others. An offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) claimed responsibility. Rodrigues Mingas, secretary general of the FLEC-Military Position (FLEC-PM), said that his fighters had meant to attack security guards as the convoy passed through Cabinda. "This attack was not aimed at the Togolese players but at the Angolan forces at the head of the convoy," Mingas told France 24 television. "So it was pure chance that the gunfire hit the players. We don't have anything to do with the Togolese and we present our condolences to the African families and the Togo government. We are fighting for the total liberation of Cabinda." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/11/two-arrested-togo-football-attack Togo footballers were attacked by mistake, Angolan rebels say The Guardian Sturcke James Myers Paul Smith David 2010-01-11 2010-01-11 2011 February, March, November - Demonstrations are held against President José Eduardo dos Santos by young people, mostly via social media."Manifestação contra Presidente de Angola travada violentamente pela polícia" (manifestation against President of Angola violently repressed by police) https://web.archive.org/web/20120916225253/http://www.publico.pt/Mundo/manifestacao-contra-presidende-de-angola-travada-violentamente-pela-policia_1510401 2012-09-16 Público (Lisbon), retrieved 4 September 2011. 2012 31 August - The MPLA wins the 2012 Angolan legislative election. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19432246 Angola votes for parliament and president BBC News 31 August 2012 24 June 2021 2017 25 August 2017 - The MPLA wins the 2017 Angolan legislative election, receiving 61% of the votes according to the Angolan electoral commission.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41052544 Angola's ruling MPLA wins parliamentary election, commission says BBC News 25 August 2017 24 June 2021 References