General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 1989-02-01
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1997-12-21
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The Government of Angola first became active as a one-sided actor in the UCDP datasets in 1997, when the one-sided violence resulted in over 25 civilian deaths. The threshold was reached in December that year when government troops attacked villages in Miconje district in Cabinda.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1989
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 158 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1990
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1991
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1992
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 3 |
| Best | 3 |
| Low | 3 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1993
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 234 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1994
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 924 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1995
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1996
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1997
Primary Parties: Government of Angola - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 116 |
| Best | 39 |
| Low | 39 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1998
Primary Parties: Government of Angola - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 43 |
| Best | 43 |
| Low | 43 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1999
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2000
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2001
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 17 |
| Best | 7 |
| Low | 7 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2002
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 67 |
| Best | 12 |
| Low | 11 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2003
Primary Parties: Government of Angola - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 75 |
| Best | 59 |
| Low | 59 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2004
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 17 |
| Best | 13 |
| Low | 13 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2005
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 7 |
| Best | 7 |
| Low | 7 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2006
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 3 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2007
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2008
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2010
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 3 |
| Best | 3 |
| Low | 3 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2011
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2015
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2016
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2017
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2018
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 27 |
| Best | 23 |
| Low | 23 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2019
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 6 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2020
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 8 |
| Best | 8 |
| Low | 8 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2021
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 28 |
| Best | 13 |
| Low | 13 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2022
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2023
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2024
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 17 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2025
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 14 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1989 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1990 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1991 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1992 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1993 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1994 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1995 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1996 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1997 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: The confirmed deaths took place within the Cabinda province where the raids were carried out in order to curb FLEC support. The victims were either shot to death or locked in houses that were subsequently set ablaze. In addition, refugees from other Angolan provinces have been allegedly killed by governmental forces; however these deaths have not been confirmed.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The discrepancy between the best/low and high estimates derives from the fact that the one-sided deaths in non-Cabinda provinces could not confirmed. In addition, the number of dead was not clear in one of the Cabinda incidents, thus a difference between high and best estimate regarding that particular event.
Terminated: NO
1998 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: During 1998, Cabinda was the most violent province in the context of one-sided violence by the Angolan government. In early January, two raids were carried out by governmental armed personnel resulting in over twenty deaths. Two religious leaders were killed along with numerous civilians. In addition to the conflict over Cabinda, several civilians (including demobilized former UNITA soldiers) lost their lives in the government’s aim to suppressing the public support of UNITA. The raid on 8 January in the village of Caio-Cunteno (Located in the Buca Zau municipality in Cabinda), was the single most violent event as 21 members of an Evangelist church lost their lives.
Terminated: NO
1999 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2000 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2001 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2002 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2003 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Angolan security forces killed civilians as part of a renewed operation against FLEC forces in Cabinda.
Terminated: NO
2004 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2005 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2006 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2007 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2008 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2010 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2011 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2015 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2016 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2017 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2018 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: In 2018 Angolan security forces attacked Congolese migrants involved in artisanal diamond mining in the Lunda Norte province.
Terminated: NO
2019 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2020 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: In 2020, there were several reports of extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals by the Government of Angola in the towns of Luanda, Cazenga and Cacuaco in Angola. In addition to those, other incidents of one-sided violence by the Government of Angola took place in connection to the implementation of Covid-related restrictions.
Terminated: NO
2021 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2022 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2023 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2024 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2025 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
