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VIDEOS OF JONAS SAVIMBI
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (3 August 1934 – 22 February 2002) was an Angolan revolutionary politician and military
leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of
Angola (UNITA).
UNITA first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then
confronted the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
during the Angolan Civil War
until Savimbi's death in a clash with government troops in 2002.
Savimbi's
biography describes him as "an incredible linguist. He spoke four European
languages, including English although he had never lived in an English-speaking
country. He was extremely well read. He was an extremely fine conversationalist
and a very good listener." Savimbi also accused his political
opponents of witchcraft.
Savimbi's
U.S.-based supporters ultimately proved successful in convincing the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) to channel covert weapons and recruit
guerrillas for Savimbi's war against Angola's Marxist government. During a
visit to Washington, D.C. in
1986, Reagan invited Savimbi to meet with him at the White House. Following the meeting, Reagan spoke
of UNITA winning "a victory that electrifies the world."
His Death
After
surviving more than a dozen assassination attempts, and having been reported
dead at least 15 times, Savimbi was killed on 22 February 2002, in a battle
with Angolan government troops along riverbanks in the province of Moxico, his birthplace. In the firefight, Savimbi sustained 15
gunshot wounds to his head, throat, upper body and legs. While Savimbi returned
fire, his wounds proved fatal; he died almost instantly.
Videos of Jonas Savimbi
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