The Museum of the Armed Forces ( pt, Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in
Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda
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, in the
Ingombota District of
Luanda,
Angola.
Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor airplanes, combat vehicles, and diverse arms and artifacts used during the
Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974), the
South African Border War (1966-1991), and the
Angolan Civil War (1975–2002).
The museum also contains statuary which ornamented the avenues and plazas of colonial Luanda, which were removed after independence. These include the statue of
Diogo Cão, the first European to set foot in Angola, of
Paulo Dias de Novais, founder of the city of
São Paulo da Assunção de Luanda, of
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
, and of famous Portuguese poet
Luís de Camões, among others.
The museum grounds and outdoor exhibits, long in a delipidated state, underwent an extensive restoration project at some point between 1997 and 2013.
List of Exhibits
Vehicles
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BRDM-2
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BTR-152
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Buffel
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Eland-90
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GAZ-66
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Panhard AML-90
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Renault 6
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UAZ-469
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Withings Recovery Vehicle (
SAMIL-100)
Towed Artillery
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15 cm sFH 18
The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 or sFH 18 (German: "heavy field howitzer, model 18"), nicknamed ''Immergrün'' ("Evergreen"), was the basic German division-level heavy howitzer of 149mm during the Second World War, serving alongside the sma ...
Miscellanea
*
9K38 Igla
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Ox-wagon
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T-6 Texan
*Wreckage of downed
South African Air Force Puma
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Animals
* ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae
** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat
Businesses and organisations
* Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company
* Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...
and
Mirage IIIRZ
External links
Museum of the Armed Forces, short English descriptionangolamarket.com
Roteiros TurísticosMuseu das Forças Armadas
References
{{Urban District of Ingombota
Municipalities in Luanda
Museums in Luanda
Museum of the Armed Forces (Angola)
The Museum of the Armed Forces ( pt, Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola.
Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor air ...
Museum of the Armed Forces (Angola)
The Museum of the Armed Forces ( pt, Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola.
Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor air ...
Military and war museums
Museums established in 1975
Angolan War of Independence
1975 establishments in Angola