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1991 - UN Food Program Resumes Aid to Angola

On this day, the United Nations resumed a humanitarian aid program to feed over two million Angolans after the Angolan government lifted a three-month ban on food deliveries. The blockade had worsened conditions during the country’s prolonged civil war, which followed its independence from Portugal. The resumption of aid marked a critical moment in international relief efforts for one of Africa’s longest and most devastating conflicts.

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