Angola
polity · 1815 AD–present
Angola, a polity recorded 1815 AD–present: 8 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1815 AD–1879 AD | — |
| Angola (Portugal) | 1880 AD–1899 AD | — |
| Angola | 1900 AD–1937 AD | — |
| Angola (Portugal) | 1938 AD–1959 AD | — |
| Angola | 1960 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 AD–1879 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1815 AD | — |
| 1880 AD–1899 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1880 AD | Subject to Portugal. |
| 1900 AD–1913 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1900 AD | — |
| 1914 AD–1919 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1914 AD | Subject to Portugal. |
| 1920 AD–1937 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1920 AD | — |
| 1938 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1938 AD | Subject to Portugal. |
| 1945 AD–1959 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | Subject to Portugal. |
| 1960 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1960 AD | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.