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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola:

M.P.L.A. BATTLE FLAG - QUITO CUANAVALE

Published: Angola,

Reserve: $75

Approximately:

Estimate: $100-200

Bidding opens: 15 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 Jan 16:30 GMT

Ships from: United States

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Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola
(MPLA)

MPLA flag purportedly captured in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale by South African Defence Force soldiers during the Angola Civil War in 1988 near Mavinga, where the FAPLA had retreated.

The flag was captured during Operation Packer and obtained from a former member of the Rhodesian S.A.S.

Black and red flag with a gold star in the centre, a rope for hanging stitched into the hoist, with a large tear and section missing from the top section of the flag.

Measures 36 x 53.5 inches. (90cm x 134cm)

Various documents on the conflict that came with the flag.

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  • Size: 90cm x 134cm


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