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no bands at all. Those which were formed were not active because they had no instruments." As it was the case under
Portugal's colonial rule, only a tiny minority of Angolans (1%) were allowed to get an education. Thus, the newly independent country, with relatively good infrastructure, and blessed with rich natural resources, was in fact badly mismanaged and plagued by corruption and failed central planning for several decades after independence from Portugal.
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ministry spokesman during the band's tour in Europe in the mid-1980s: "We had great problems because of the war for independence. When the
Portuguese left they dismantled some of the basic structure by smashing and sabotaging equipment and we had to start from scratch. After independence there were
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