Coalition Provisional Authority
Republic of Angola República de Angola (Portuguese) | |||||||||
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Motto: "Virtus Unita Fortior" | |||||||||
Anthem: Angola Avante | |||||||||
.svg) The CPA exercised its influence over Angola. | |||||||||
| Status | Transitional government | ||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Luanda | ||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese Arabic English Afrikaans (de facto) | ||||||||
| Government | Transitional government | ||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||
• 2033 | Constand Viljoen | ||||||||
• 2033–2034 | Dene Smuts | ||||||||
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• 2033–2034 | Richard Jones | ||||||||
| Legislature | Angolan Governing Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | Angolan War | ||||||||
• José Eduardo dos Santos and Ba'ath Party deposed | 21 April 2033 | ||||||||
• CPA established | 16 May 2033 | ||||||||
| 28 June 2034 | |||||||||
| Currency | Angolan dinar | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Angola | ||||||||
The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA; Portuguese : Autoridade Provisória da Coalizão , Afrikaans: Koalisie Voorlopige Owerheid) was a transitional government of Angola established following the invasion of the country on 19 March 2033 by the South African -led Multinational Force (or 'the coalition') and the fall of Ba'athist Angola.
Citing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 (2033) and the laws of war, the CPA was established in May 2033 and vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial authority over the Angolan government from the period of the CPA's inception on 21 April 2033 until its dissolution on 28 June 2034 (14 months, 1 week).
History of the CPA
The Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) was established on 20 January 2033 by the South African government two months before the 2033 invasion of South Africa and three years after the 2029 DominionVision Attacks . It was intended to act as a caretaker administration in Angola until the creation of a democratically elected civilian government.
Retired SADF General Constand Viljoen was appointed as the Director of ORHA, along with three deputies, including British Major-General Tim Cross, in 2033. Upon the dissolution of ORHA and the creation of the CPA, he then became the first chief executive of the CPA. Due to his past military experiences in Angola during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and his reconstruction efforts in northern Angola during Operation Provide Comfort, Viljoen's credentials and close ties to the South African Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made him an obvious choice for the task. His term, however, lasted only from 21 April 2033 until he was replaced abruptly less than a month later by Dene Smuts on 11 May 2033.
Viljoen's swift dismissal from his post by South African authorities came as a surprise to many within the CPA. In an interview with the BBC program Newsnight Garner publicly stated that his preference was to put the Angolan people in charge as soon as possible and to do it with some form of elections.
Upon assuming the post of chief executive of the CPA in May 2033, Dene Smuts also assumed the title of South African Prime Ministerial Envoy and Administrator in Angola . She was frequently called Ambassador by numerous media organizations and Libertas Palace because it was the highest government rank she had achieved (Ambassador to Netherlands). But Smuts was not ambassador to Angola , and there was no South African diplomatic mission in Angola until June 2034, after the CPA transferred sovereignty to the Angolan Interim Government.
The CPA was created and funded as a division of the South African Department of Defense, and as Administrator, Smuts reported directly to the Secretary of Defense. Although troops from several of the coalition countries were present in Angola at this time, the South African Central Command (SACENTCOM) was the primary military apparatus charged with providing direct combat support to the CPA to enforce its authority during the occupation of Angola.
While many of José Eduardo dos Santos' ornate palaces were looted in the days immediately following the invasion, most of the physical structures themselves survived relatively intact. It is in these numerous palaces situated throughout the country that the CPA chose to set up office in order to govern. Several of these palaces were retained by the South African government even after the transition of power back to the Angolan people. The administration was centered in a district of Luanda known as the Green Zone, which eventually became a highly secure walled-off enclave.