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"In 1889 the basis for a major growth of Luanda was laid as Governor Brito Capelo opened the gates of an aqueduct which supplied the city with water, a formerly scarce resource. After this a good deal of unexpected growth increased dramatically towards 1975, with high-points such as an 1872 report which called Luanda the "Paris of Africa" for the growth that the city had shown."

That sentence doesn't make any sense, so I'm changing 1872 to 1972, which would make much more sense. /130.235.57.231 22:25, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Luanda is the smallest city of Angola, not the largest. Joaquim Quino

Umm... 'Joaquim Quino', obviously you are hideously misinformed. Luanda is far from being the smallest city of Angola. Think before you post. Samoen 17:16, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

"By the time of Angolan independence in 1975, Luanda was a modern city and the majority of the city's population was of Portuguese origin, with very few Africans permitted to live there." - Since part of my family lived in Luanda by that time, I can assess this information as being untrue. There was no such thing as apartheid in Angola, so "Africans" were allowed to live there as everybody else (money being, as it is today, the only limitation).

"After independence, most of the Portuguese left, many travelling overland to South Africa, and some carrying out acts of sabotage before they departed." - Any sources supporting this? Before changing anything at all, I'd like to hear some opinions about these two topics. Thanks! Nomad 22:28, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Most expensive city in the world 2007

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aRJ5RSaKokK0&refer=japan

Any reason for this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.108.16.189 (talk) 02:17, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

They're measuring most expensive city for expatriates, i.e. foreign businessmen/diplomats/etc. The housing market for expatriates is rather peculiar, depending on all sorts of factors ranging from government rules (it's not always permissible to live just anywhere) to security needs (foreigners are commonly targeted in some countries so need extra protection). So I wouldn't say it's a good indicator of how expensive it is for normal people. --Delirium (talk) 07:59, 18 December 2007 (UTC)