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Jonas Savimbi

Angolan leader

Died when: 67 years 203 days (810 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Jonas Savimbi

Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (Portuguese: ['??n?? 'savibi]; 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 (UNITA).

UNITA waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule from 1966 to 1974, then confronted the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the Angolan Civil War.

Savimbi was killed in a clash with government troops in 2002.

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