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Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.

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Luanda

Capital and largest city of Angola

Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda…
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Angola

Country on the west coast of Southern Africa

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the…
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Paulo Dias de Novais

1st Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola (1510–1589)

Paulo Dias de Novais, a fidalgo of the Royal Household, was a Portuguese colonizer of Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola. He was the grandson of the explorer Bartolomeu Dias.
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January 25

Day of the year

January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 340 days remain until the end of the year.
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