| Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1965-2002 |
| Country | Angola |
| Allegiance |  UNITA |
| Type | Guerrilla and later semi-regular army |
| Role | Armed Wing of UNITA |
| Engagements | Angolan War of Independence Angolan Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Jonas Savimbi |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | FALA |
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The Armed Forces of the Liberation of Angola (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola) or FALA was the armed wing of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), a prominent political faction during the Angolan Civil War.[1]
- ^ Beck, Theresa (2013). The Normality of Civil War: Armed Groups and Everyday Life in Angola. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag GmbH, Publishers. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-3593397566.