UNITA Renovada
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UNITA Renovada is a militant group that broke away from mainstream UNITA
in Angola
in late 1998 when several UNITA commanders dissatisfied with the leadership of Jonas Savimbi
ended their allegiance to his organization. Thousands more deserted UNITA in 1999 and 2000.
UNITA
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought with the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola in the Angolan War for Independence and then against the MPLA in the ensuing civil war .The war was one...
in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
in late 1998 when several UNITA commanders dissatisfied with the leadership of Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political leader. He founded and led UNITA, a movement that first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then confronted the rival MPLA during the decolonization conflict, 1974/75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling...
ended their allegiance to his organization. Thousands more deserted UNITA in 1999 and 2000.