Jonas Malheiro Sidónio Sakaita Savimbi (Portuguese: [ˈʒɔnɐʃ ˈsavĩbi]; 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).

Feb 18, 2025 · Jonas Savimbi (born August 3, 1934, Portuguese Angola—died February 22, 2002, near Lucusse, Angola) was an Angolan politician, the leader of a long-continuing guerrilla insurgency against the post-independence government of Angola.

Jan 16, 2011 · Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, Angolan insurgent fighter and longtime leader of The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), was born in Munhango, Angola on August 3, 1934 to Helena Mbundu Savimbi and Loth Savimbi.

May 14, 2018 · Savimbi, Jonas Malheiro (1934–2002) Angolan politician. Prominent in the struggle for independence from Portugal, Savimbi formed (1966) the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). After liberation (1975), he began a guerrilla war against the MPLA government.

Mar 11, 2002 · During Angola’s war of independence against the Portuguese in 1961-1974, Savimbi was an impressive guerrilla leader, but his movement, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, or...

Feb 25, 2002 · Savimbi, once a self-proclaimed Maoist, described Unita as having embarked on its own "long march" at this point, recovering slowly from defeat and betrayal to rediscover itself as a...

Sep 20, 2024 · Jonas Malheiro Savimbi ([ˈʒonɐs ˈsavĩbi]; 3 August 1934 – 22 February 2002) was an Angolan political and military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).

Jonas Malheiros Savimbi (born 1934) was a founder and the leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) which first fought against Portuguese rule in Angola and later against the socialist government led by the Popular Movement for …

Feb 23, 2002 · Savimbi's death bolstered hopes of peace in the civil war-torn African nation, where UNITA has battled the ruling party government of a rival former rebel group since independence.

Oct 1, 2018 · Jonas Savimbi is a video game star Marissa Moorman; Sean Henry Jacobs; No surprise that the dead Angolan rebel leader, Jonas Savimbi, is a video game character; in life he was a media mastermind.