Jonas Savimbi

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Jonas Savimbi was an Angolan rebel leader and founder of the UNITA movement, known for his central role in Angola’s long civil war and his Cold War-era backing by the United States and South Africa.

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Jonas Savimbi canonical 4
Savimbi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla leader
human
politician
rebel leader
burialPlace Luena
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
citizenship Angolan
conflict Angolan Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Angola
dateOfBirth 1934-08-03
dateOfDeath 2002-02-22
educatedAt University of Fribourg
University of Lausanne
era Cold War
ethnicGroup Ovimbundu
linked to: Umbundu
familyName Savimbi
linked to: Jonas Savimbi
founded UNITA
givenName Jonas
ideology Maoism (early career)
anti-communism
languageSpoken Portuguese
Umbundu
mannerOfDeath killed in action
movement UNITA
name Jonas Savimbi
notableFor Angolan Civil War
numberOfSpouses multiple
occupation military commander
political leader
opposed Portuguese colonial rule in Angola
opposedBy Cuban Armed Forces
MPLA
partOf Angolan independence movement
placeOfBirth Bié Province
Munhango
Portuguese Angola
linked to: Angola
placeOfDeath Angola
Lucusse
Moxico Province
positionHeld President of UNITA
reburialPlace Lopitanga, Bié Province
religion Protestantism
residence Jamba (UNITA headquarters)
supportedBy South Africa
United States

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Angolan Civil War keyFigure Jonas Savimbi
UNITA foundedBy Jonas Savimbi
UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Savimbi name Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Savimbi familyName Savimbi
linked to: Jonas Savimbi