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Amboiva
Amboiva
commune and town
	Amboiva Location in Angola
	Coordinates: 11°33′S 14°44′E / 11.550°S 14.733°E
Country	Angola
Province	Cuanza Sul
Municipality	Seles
Elevation	4,081 ft (1,244 m)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Amboiva is a town and commune in the municipality of Seles, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola. It is roughly 55 kilometres east of Uku and 80 kilometres southeast of Gabela.^[1] It lies at an altitude of 1244 metres.^[2]

The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) and Cuban troops took the town on 1 February 1976 during the Angolan Civil War.^[3]

References

^ Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola (1962). Boletim do Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. p. 35. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ Jessen, Otto (1936). Reisen und forschungen in Angola. Dieter Reimer Verlag. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ George, Edward (2005). The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: from Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. Frank Cass. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-415-35015-0. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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[Angola1962-1] Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola (1962). Boletim do Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola. p. 35. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[Jessen1936-2] Jessen, Otto (1936). Reisen und forschungen in Angola. Dieter Reimer Verlag. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[George2005-3] George, Edward (2005). The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: from Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. Frank Cass. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-415-35015-0. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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