ANGOLAN GVT VS UNITA GUERILLA
YEARS: 1975-2000 | DEATHS: 120000
THE CONFLICT DATABASE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
Information about this conflict can be found in the conflict database made and maintained by the The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at University of Uppsala in Sweden.
Quote from article: "The conflict between the government of Angola and UNITA dates back to independence from Portugal in November 1975. There were 3 major independence movements in Angola: MPLA (the present government), UNITA and FNLA. From the mid-1960s they all fought Portugal separately. During 1975, prior to independence, a transitional government including all three movements was set up. However, it collapsed and fighting erupted before independence. The MPLA held Luanda with Cuban support and a UNITA-FNLA alliance received help from South Africa. Major defeats of the FNLA led to its decline as western powers shifted their support to UNITA. UNITA’s leader Jonas Savimbi received substantial support from South Africa as well as US weapons and fuel, channelled through Zaire".
SOURCE(S):
Uppsala University Conflict Database