Belligerents: People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Estado Novo, National Liberation Front of Angola, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda, African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, FRELIMO
Who lived through the Portuguese Colonial War
Well-known people alive during 1961–1974:
Barack Obama (1961–) — president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
Donald Trump (1946–) — American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Michael Jackson (1958–2009) — American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
Vladimir Putin (1952–) — 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) — president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) — President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
George W. Bush (1946–) — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Joe Biden (1942–) — 46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) — Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) — English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
Elizabeth II (1926–2022) — Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) — Spanish artist (1904–1989)
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) — American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
Bill Gates (1955–) — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
Jimmy Wales (1966–) — co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
Pope Francis (1936–2025) — 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
Mao Zedong (1893–1976) — 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) — American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
Che Guevara (1928–1967) — Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
Bill Clinton (1946–) — President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
Angela Merkel (1954–) — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) — French general and statesman (1890–1970)
Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) — American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
François Hollande (1954–) — President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
Elvis Presley (1935–1977) — American singer and actor (1935–1977)