Jonas Savimbi
Politician
1934 – 2002
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Who was Jonas Savimbi?
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political and military leader. He founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola.
UNITA first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–74, then confronted the rival Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola during the decolonization conflict, 1974–75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling MPLA in the Angolan Civil War until his death in a clash with government troops in 2002.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1934
Bié Province - Also known as
- Савимби, Жонаш
- 若纳斯·萨文比
- Spouses
- Profession
- Education
- University of Lausanne
- Died
- Feb 22, 2002
Moxico Province
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on July 23, 2013
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