Jonas Savimbi

**Jonas Savimbi**
Jonas Savimbi
	Jonas Savimbi in 1990
Birth name	Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
Born	3 August 1934 ; Munhango, Moxico Province
Died	22 February 2002 (aged 67) ; Lucusse, Moxico Province
Allegiance	FNLA 1964?66 ; UNITA 1966?02
Years of service	1964?2002
Rank	General
Commands held	President and supreme commander of UNITA
Battles/wars	Angolan War of Independence ; Angolan Civil War

Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political and military leader and Pan-Africanist . He founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA ). ^[1]

In 2002 UNITA lost the Angolan Civil War to the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ).

References [ change | change source ]

↑ Brittain, Victoria (2002-02-25). "Obituary: Jonas Savimbi" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-09-12 .

[Savimbiobituary-1] Brittain, Victoria (2002-02-25). "Obituary: Jonas Savimbi" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-09-12 .

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