The Eastern Revolt (Portuguese: Revolta do Leste; RDL) is an Angolan nationalist organization that fought in the war of independence from Portugal under the leadership of Daniel Chipenda.
When the EF collapsed, Chipenda and MPLA leader Agostinho Neto each blamed the other's factions.
The Eastern Revolt also received aid from the governments of Zambia[2] and South Africa.
[1] In 1973, the Soviet Union invited Neto to Moscow and told him Chipenda planned to assassinate him.
[4] Although Chipenda joined the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) in September 1974,[5] the Eastern Revolt's existence continued and RDL forces fought against the MPLA in February 1975.