Communist Organization of Angola
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Communist Organization of Angola (in Portuguese
: Organização Comunista de Angola; OCA), a Maoist-oriented communist party in Angola
. OCA was founded in 1975 by the Amilcar Cabral Committees (Comités Amilcar Cabral; CAC). The CAC were founded in 1974 inside the MPLA and excluded in 1975. It opposed the MPLA government and what it called Soviet social-imperialism
. It also called for withdrawal of Cuba
n troops. OCA was suppressed by the government.
The OCA published Vanguarda Operaria.
The group is now defunct.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Organização Comunista de Angola; OCA), a Maoist-oriented communist party in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. OCA was founded in 1975 by the Amilcar Cabral Committees (Comités Amilcar Cabral; CAC). The CAC were founded in 1974 inside the MPLA and excluded in 1975. It opposed the MPLA government and what it called Soviet social-imperialism
Social-imperialism
Social-imperialism is a Marxist expression, typically used in a derogatory fashion, to describe people, parties, or nations that are "socialist in words, imperialist in deeds"...
. It also called for withdrawal of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n troops. OCA was suppressed by the government.
The OCA published Vanguarda Operaria.
The group is now defunct.