Uíge

Uíge

Angola
 city, northwestern Angola. Settled by Portuguese colonists, Uíge grew from a small market centre in 1945 to become Angola's major centre for coffee production in the 1950s and was designated a city in 1956. Its prosperity was short-lived, however, as the city was affected by recurrent fighting between Portuguese forces and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; FNLA), one of three Angolan preindependence guerrilla movements. The fighting, which occurred primarily from 1961 to 1974, resulted in heightened instability in the city and surrounding area, as did the subsequent Angolan civil war (1975–2002) that immediately followed the country's independence in 1975. Portuguese settlers abandoned Uíge in 1974–75, and it became the headquarters of the FNLA. In 1976 the city was captured by forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola; MPLA), a preindependence guerrilla movement and one of the primary factions fighting in the civil war. Attempts at reviving the lucrative business of coffee production in the locality had only limited success until the civil war ended. From late 2004 to mid-2005, the city was part of a region afflicted with one of the world's largest epidemics of hemorrhagic fever caused by the Marburg virus. Pop. (latest est.) 61,966.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Uíge — Uíge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Uíge — (pre 1975: Carmona ) is the capital city of Uíge Province in Angola. The population is about 50,000 …   Wikipedia

  • Uige — Lage von Uíge in Angola Uíge (vor 1975 auch: Vila Marechal Carmona, kurz Carmona, in Erinnerung an António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona) ist Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz im Nordwesten Angolas mit ungefähr 61.000 Einwohnern. Wichtig ist in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Uige — Mapa de Angola con la provincia destacada. Provincias angoleñas Uige es una de las 18 prov …   Wikipedia Español

  • Uíge — Localización de Uíge en Angola. Uíge es la ciudad capital de la provincia homónima, en Angola. Tiene cerca de 65.000 habitantes. Antes de 1975 se llamaba Carmona en honra del antiguo presidente portugués Óscar Carmona. Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

  • Uíge — Cet article concerne la ville d Angola. Pour la province d Angola, voir Uíge (province). Uíge Administration …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Uige — Original name in latin Uge Name in other language Carmona, Uige, Uije, Uizhe, Uge, Vila Marchel Carmona, Уиже State code AO Continent/City Africa/Luanda longitude 7.60874 latitude 15.06131 altitude 825 Population 60008 Date 2011 10 28 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Uige — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Uíge Country and Admin Code AO.15 AO …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Uíge (Provinz) — Uíge Basisdaten Staat Angola …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Uíge Province — Uíge is a province of Angola. It has an area of 58,698 km² and a population of approximately 800,000. Uige is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Zombo, Quimbele, Damba, Mucaba, Bungu, Macocola, Bembe, Buengas,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”