Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
Also known as Jonas Savimbi
Angolan political and military leader (1934-2002)
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Jonas Savimbi was an Angolan political and military leader who lived from 1934 to 2002 and played a major role in Angola's conflicts during the Cold War era. He matters historically because his actions significantly shaped Angola's political landscape and international relations during a pivotal period in the country's development.
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- Died
- 22 fEB 2002
- Works
- 9
Top works
- O homem do projecto
- Combats pour l'Afrique et la démocratie
- Jonas Savimbi, o homem do projecto Angolano
- Combats pour l'Afrique et la Démocratie. Entretien avec Atsutsé Kokouvi Agbobli
- Aos amigos, simpatizantes e militantes da UNITA em Portugal
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Jonas Malheiro Sidónio Sakaita Savimbi ( Portuguese: [ˈʒɔnɐʃ ˈsavĩbi]; 3 August 1934 – 22 February 2002) was an Angolan revolutionary, politician, and rebel military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, also known as UNITA. UNITA was one of several groups which waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule from 1966 to 1974. Once independence was achieved, it then became an anti-communist group, which confronted the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, also known as the MPLA, during the Angolan Civil War. Savimbi was killed in a clash with government troops in 2002.
Early life and education