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To: trilobyte who wrote (199)1/5/1999 1:09:00 PM
From: Kevin Hamlin   of 413
 
Here's a little background information on Jonas Savimbi, the leader of the Unita Forces. From what I've been able to learn, all is not well in the internal structure of the Unita Forces (thus weakening them). As well, the Unita rebels are becoming increasingly isolated from outside supporters.

From the "Namibian" last September:

<<<GRAND BAIE - Fourteen southern African states have branded Angola's veteran guerrilla fighter Jonas Savimbi a war criminal and backed a dissident faction of his Unita party that says it has ousted him as leader.>>>

Furthermore:

<<<A couple of his top officials based in the Angolan capital Luanda announced earlier this month they had deposed Savimbi as Unita head because he was not interested in implementing the Lusaka Peace Protocol of 1994.

The SADC leaders said for this reason they "fully support the movement of renewal within Unita launched by its cadres and political leaders of that party...in the search for a just solution aimed at concluding the peace process and strengthening democracy in Angola".>>>

For a background bio on Savimbi, and a general overview of how the two sides were formed in the first place, see encarta.msn.com

Regards

Kevin
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