UNITA

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UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) was a major Angolan rebel movement and political organization that fought against the MPLA-led government during and after the country’s struggle for independence and throughout the Angolan Civil War.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf insurgent group ⓘ
nationalist movement ⓘ
political party ⓘ
rebel movement ⓘ
alliedWith FNLA ⓘ
color black ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
conflict Angolan Civil War ⓘ
Angolan War of Independence ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
ethnicBase Ovimbundu ⓘ
linked to: Umbundu
formerStatus guerrilla movement ⓘ
foundedBy Antonio da Costa Fernandes ⓘ
Jonas Savimbi ⓘ
foundingDate 1966-03-13 ⓘ
foundingPlace Muangai, Moxico Province, Angola ⓘ
fullName National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA

União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
headquarters Luanda ⓘ
ideology Angolan nationalism ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
languageUsed Portuguese ⓘ
Umbundu ⓘ
leader Adalberto Costa Júnior ⓘ
Isaías Samakuva ⓘ
Jonas Savimbi ⓘ
militaryWing Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
notableLeaderDeath Jonas Savimbi was killed in combat in 2002 ⓘ
opposed MPLA ⓘ
People's Republic of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Angola
opposedBy Cuba ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
parliamentaryRepresentation holds seats in the National Assembly of Angola ⓘ
participatedIn 1992 Angolan general election ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
regionOfActivity Central Angola ⓘ
Southeastern Angola ⓘ
shortName UNITA ⓘ
signedAgreement Bicesse Accords ⓘ
Lusaka Protocol ⓘ
status legal political party ⓘ
supportedBy China ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Zaire ⓘ
transition demobilized and became a political party after 2002 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cuban military interventions in Africa → hasParticipant → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
Cuban intervention in Angola → hasParticipant → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
apartheid government of South Africa → supported → UNITA in Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
South African Border War → mainBelligerent → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
MPLA → opposedOrganization → UNITA ⓘ
UNITA → fullName → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
UNITA → fullName → União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
UNITA → shortName → UNITA ⓘ
FNLA → opposedTo → UNITA ⓘ
Huambo → controlledBy → UNITA ⓘ
Lusaka Protocol → party → UNITA ⓘ
MONUA → involvedParties → UNITA ⓘ
Jonas Savimbi → founded → UNITA ⓘ
Jonas Savimbi → movement → UNITA ⓘ
Holden Roberto → opposedBy → National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
UNAVEM II → involvedParty → UNITA ⓘ
Overseas War → opponent → UNITA ⓘ
South African Defence Force → supported → UNITA ⓘ
Operation Hooper → participant → UNITA forces ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
FAPLA → opponent → UNITA ⓘ
Antonio da Costa Fernandes → conflictSide → UNITA in the Angolan Civil War ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
Muangai → associatedWith → UNITA ⓘ
ELNA → opposedTo → UNITA ⓘ
Battle of Huambo (1993–1994) → belligerent → UNITA rebels ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
Luena Memorandum of Understanding → implementedBy → UNITA leadership ⓘ
linked to: UNITA
Jonas Savimbi → founded → UNITA ⓘ
subject linked to: Munhango
Jonas Savimbi → leaderOf → UNITA ⓘ
subject linked to: Lopitanga, Bié Province
Northern Angola → wasAreaOfActivityFor → UNITA ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Angola