FALA (Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola) was the armed wing of UNITA, an Angolan rebel movement that featured prominently as a United States ally in the Cold War. After their training in China in 1965, the first military cadres returned to Angola, settled in the eastern part of the country and began the mobilization and recruitment of guerrillas. In this way, the first embryonic contingent of FALA was formed. The number of guerrillas increased with the growing number of UNITA members... read more