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	National Union for the Total Independence of Angola -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		On October 29 the Council voted unanimously to impose travel sanctions against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) to punish the organization for flouting peace accords signed in 1994 that required UNITA to disarm its fighters and integrate them into a national army.
		(1934–2002), Angolan politician, born in Portuguese Angola, on Aug. 3, 1934; studied medicine at University of Lisbon in Portugal; doctorate in political science at University of Lausanne, Switz.; in 1966 formed National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which fought successfully against Portuguese colonial rule; throughout 1970s and 1980s waged guerrilla...
		UNITA was organized in 1966 by elements formerly associated with the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) and the Popular Union of Angola, the latter led by Jonas Savimbi, who became the leader of UNITA.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9389320 (900 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Economy - overview
		However, the total dependence on fishing makes the Faroese economy extremely vulnerable, and the present fishing efforts appear in excess of what is a sustainable level of fishing in the long term.
		Angola is an economy in disarray because of a quarter century of nearly continuous warfare.
		Fear of renewed political instability and corruption within the government discourage foreign investment and delay foreign aid.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2116.html (16452 words)

	National Union for Total Independence of Angola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two original groups were the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA, founded 1957) and the socialist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA, founded 1956).
		The U.N. implemented an embargo against UNITA, and the U.S, government finally recognized the MPLA government.
		The União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) is an Angolan political faction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Union_for_Total_Independence_of_Angola (676 words)

	Angola, by Ellie Loveman (9.1)
		Angola faced more war in 1992 when a peace agreement with National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) unraveled.
		Since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola has faced many landmine challenges as a result of civil wars.
		According to the Angola Educational Assistance Fund, Inc., in 1997, 40 percent of mine victims were children, 8,000 of the 70,000 amputees in the population were children and 150 to 200 new accidents occurred each week.
	maic.jmu.edu /journal/9.1/Profiles/angola.htm (1988 words)

	Angola Country Analysis Brief
		After several unsuccessful efforts at securing peace, the Angolan government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) signed an agreement in April 2002 following the violent death of UNITA’s founding leader, Jonas Savimbi.
		Angola is a member of the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
		Angola is beginning its recovery from a 27-year civil war that began shortly before the nation achieved its independence in 1975.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/angola.html (4645 words)

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		With its unanimous adoption of resolution 1102 (1997), the Council commended the Secretary-General's efforts to move the peace process forward during his recent visit to Angola and called upon the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the Angolan Government to form the new Government by 11 April.
		The UNAVEM III was established in 1995 to assist the parties in Angola in restoring peace and achieving national reconciliation on the basis of the 1991 "Acordos de Paz" and the Lusaka Protocol.
		The UNAVEM III was established in 1995 to assist the parties in Angola in restoring peace and achieving national reconciliation on the basis of the 1991 "Accordos de Paz" and the Lusaka Protocol.
	www.un.org /depts/dpko/dpko/co_mission/unavem_r.htm (2600 words)

	[18 Jan 2000] SC/6785 : SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS OPEN BRIEFING ON SITUATION IN ANGOLA
		According to the report, the protracted conflict in Angola and the risks of its spillover into the neighbouring countries remain a source of major concern for the international community, with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) bearing the primary responsibility for the current state of affairs.
		The rebuilding of Angola's infrastructure would require close coordination on the part of the international community and various United Nations organizations, she said.
		The situation in Angola should be a priority for the international community, and the consolidated appeal should be supported.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/2000/20000118.sc6785.doc.html (6319 words)

	THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA
		The UNITA leadership and other Angolan patriots who have found courage, have been repeatedly bringing attention to the National and International communities to the irresponsible and criminal conduct of the MPLA regime in Angola.
		Outside Angola the MPLA regime practices the diplomacy of conspiracy to overthrow other governments, as has happened in 1997 in the Angolan neighbouring countries of the ex-Zaire and in the Congo Brazaville.
		The Angolan nation is being lost through business, corruption, irresponsibility and violence, under the pretext of sovereignty which is the disguise of the corrupt regime of the MPLA.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2000/01/2000Jan08_1.htm (1613 words)

	THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA
		We wish to make it absolutely clear to everyone that the African people of Angola categorically reject this system and stand vigilant and ready to fight it vigorously, through their instrument of struggle for liberation "UNITA", using all means at its disposal.
		The political posture of successive Portuguese Governments towards Angola since the signing of the Bicesse Treaty to today, is a repetition of history and confirms that the Portuguese authorities persist in perpetrating the colonial system in our country.
		We must remember that it was by accident that the history of Angola became associated with Portugal.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/para/docs/unita/en2302991.htm (294 words)

	CNN - U.N. delegate tries to salvage Angolan peace accord - Sept. 20, 1997
		A key component of any real Angola peace accord, analysts believe, is the future of the diamond mining areas in the northeastern region, which is mainly controlled by UNITA forces.
		LUANDA, Angola (CNN) -- As the United Nations was threatening harsh sanctions against UNITA rebels in Angola, special U.N. envoy Alioune Blondin Beye of Mali traveled to the country in what could be a final attempt to make the rebels abide by a peace accord they signed in Lusaka in 1994.
		The United Nations -- which has about 2,600 military personnel in Angola -- also said there were reports of mobilizations of troops and military equipment, and an increase in hostile propaganda.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9709/20/angola (726 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background
		Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
		Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a 1993 referendum.
		The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), which maintains a strong presence throughout the country, completed a disarmament program for former combatants in late 2004, but the security situation is still volatile and the process of rebuilding the social and economic structure of this war-torn country remains sluggish.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html (16146 words)

	Sanctions Against Angola - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		This page looks at sanctions imposed by the Security Council against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), a group long backed by South Africa (during the apartheid period) and by conservatives in the US Congress.
		For those who are skeptical toward the sanctions against Angola: On behalf of the so-called Troika (Portugal, Russia and the US), Ambassador Monteiro welcomed the improvements of the Angolan government which intend to hold elections in 2002.
		The evidence of the explosive Angola sanctions committee report (on how sanctions against Unita have been broken, and by whom: two current African presidents as well as the government of Bulgaria and the world's largest diamond exchange) is being challenged by a dozen or more nations.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/sanction/indexang.htm (3008 words)

	Uni?Nacional para a Independ?ia Total de Angola
		The second United Nations Verification Mission for Angola (UNAVEM II) was established to verify the redeployment northward and the phased and total withdrawal of Cuban troops from the territory of the Peoples's Republic of Angola in accordance with the timetable agreed between the Parties.
		On the eve of independence, UNITA controlled many of the rich, food-producing central and southern provinces and was therefore able to regulate the flow of food to the rest of the country.
		The new organization was formed by Jonas Savimbi, the former foreign minister and main representative of the Ovimbundu within the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile (Govêrno Revolucionário de Angola no Exílo--GRAE), whose disagreements over policy issues led to Savimbi's resignation in July 1964.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/para/unita.htm (4384 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » A Bio-Sketch of Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
		Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, the founder and President of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNITA), was born in Munhango, Moxico Province in eastern Angola on August 3, 1934.
		A high ranking UNITA delegation., led by the party Vice President Jeremias Chitunda, was sent to Luanda to negotiate the modalities for the presidential runoff.
		November 11, 1975, Angolan independence day, witnessed the country at war, divided and with foreign troops on Angola's soil.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/bf9f69595fab8af0c1256541005083b6 (1515 words)

	Relief Efforts
		The Government of the Republic of Angola (GRA) and representatives of the National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) signed the Lusaka Protocol, a comprehensive peace agreement, on November 20, 1994.
		The current outlook for a lasting peace in Angola is at an all-time high in the wake of the May 6, 1995, announcement by President dos Santos and UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi of their intention to work as partners in implementing the Lusaka Protocol.
		The protocol calls for a ceasefire, the q uartering and disarming of UNITA troops, and the formation of a unified national army.
	www.angola.org /relief/e_over.htm (162 words)

	Travel Restrictions Cease for Former Senior Officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Taken Question)
		This decision was made based on the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola having completed its successful transition into a political party and the peace process in Angola having been fully implemented.
		Answer: Secretary of State Colin L. Powell determined on November 28, 2003, that the suspension of entry into the U.S. of senior officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and adult dependents of their immediate families was no longer necessary.
		Travel Restrictions Cease for Former Senior Officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2003/27114.htm (199 words)

	FARA - ANGOLA
		The registrant agreed to assist the foreign principal with the promotion of trade, investment, and business development opportunities for U.S. companies in Angola and to provide general counsel regarding pending legislation related to trade and business issues.
		The registrant also arranged and attended meetings, social gatherings, and conferences in which the situation in Angola was discussed with U.S. Government officials.
		The registrant met with U.S. Government officials and public interest groups to discuss events in Angola and the lack of democratic institutions in Angola.
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/fara/fara1st98/COUNTRY/ANGOLA.HTM (655 words)

	The Terrorism Research Center ::
		A 1994 peace accord between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the government and armed forces.
		The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was founded.
		Beginning of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) struggle for independence from Portugal.
	www.terrorism.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=Countries&file=index&view=6 (538 words)

	Angola
		In January 1975 a transitional Government was established, comprising representatives of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), and the Portuguese Government.
		The slave trade continued until the mid-19th century, with Angola serving as a major source of supply for Brazilian plantations.
		Discontent over Portuguese unwillingness to concede independence led to the outbreak of two separate wars for independence in 1961.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Angola.html (538 words)

	ANGOLA - HISTORY
		* 1964 a team of Southerners broke away to form the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita) in protest at what they saw as the monopolisation of the liberation movement by the north.
		* The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) sympathisers organised all protests and joined with the Union of the Populations of Northern Angola (UPNA), this than became part of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA).
		* 1975 Angola was granted independence from Portugal.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/angola/history.htm (538 words)

	Project Profiles - Angola
		After achieving independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola has endured almost a quarter century of civil war between the government forces, the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), and the rebel forces, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
		After achieving independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola entered a prolonged civil war between government and rebel forces.
		VVAF's goal is to establish a functioning rehabilitation center in eastern Angola that will meet the mobility needs of 3,600 people with disabilities.
	www.prgi.net /Countries/angola.html (538 words)

	Elections Without Democracy: Thinking About Hybrid Regimes (Appendix Table 2)
		National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
		Party of the Alliance of Youths, Workers, and Farmers of Angola
		Popular Liberation Movement of Angola- Party of Labor (MPLA-PT)
	www.journalofdemocracy.org /articles/diamond2.htm (538 words)

	Congo, Democratic Republic of the External Threats to Regime Stability - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
		In later years, Mobutu converted the Kamina Base into a major link in the supply route for arms shipments to Jonas Savimbi's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Uni�o Nacional para a Independ�ncia Total de Angola--UNITA).
		The 1977 and 1978 invasions were spearheaded by the Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (Front pour la Lib�ration Nationale du Congo--FLNC), the only Zairian opposition movement that at the time claimed a measure of credibility.
		The distant origins of the FLNC are traceable to Tshombe's Katangan gendarmes, many of whom had found refuge in Angola after the secession; others were incorporated into the Zairian army, and those few who survived the Kisangani mutinies of 1966 and 1967 fled to Rwanda.
	www.workmall.com /wfb2001/congo_democratic_republic_of_the/congo_democratic_republic_of_the_history_external_threats_to_regime_stability.html (538 words)

	PolitInfo.com: Institutions: Political Parties: Afghanistan - China
		National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
		African Party for Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)
		United National Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia
	www.politinfo.com /institutions/Political_Parties/Political_Parties___Afghanista/political_parties___afghanista.html (538 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Angola
		The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), began a third movement against the Portuguese in the late 1960s but generally was no more effective than the others.
		From 1975 to 1991 civil war between the Soviet-backed MPLA government and the South Africa and USA-backed UNITA movement, which controlled much of rural Angola, disrupted every aspect of life.
		Angola was settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century and remained a Portuguese colony until its independence in 1975.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=13&fun=1 (538 words)

	NGOs and the Peace Process in Angola: Special Reports: Publications: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Even before the Portuguese departed and independence was granted in November 1975, fighting broke out again among Angola's political parties--the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
		In addition, Catholic missionaries resident in UNITA-held territory sometimes serve as effective links between UNITA and the rest of Angola.
		UNITA generally does not permit Angolans to cross into UNITA-held territory or permit those resident in their territory to leave, even temporarily.
	www.usip.org /oc/sr/Angola.html (538 words)

	THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA
		The Angolans hope that the present rulers of Portugal and future generations will not allow themselves to be prisoners of the present merchantile politics being followed.
		1. In the progress of the struggle against the pedlars of the nation, the forces of the Generalised Popular Resistance, liberated Banza Congo, the capital city of the province of Zaire, on the morning of Tuesday, 26 January 1999, after seven hours of violent combats.
		Jaime Gama must have the knowledge and conscience that he is doing irreparable dis-service to Portugal, with his vile and irresponsible posture, characteristic of a fisherman in crowded waters.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/para/docs/unita/en0201991.htm (617 words)

	National Union for the Total Independence of Angola -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		On October 29 the Council voted unanimously to impose travel sanctions against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) to punish the organization for flouting peace accords signed in 1994 that required UNITA to disarm its fighters and integrate them into a national army.
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		(1934–2002), Angolan politician, born in Portuguese Angola, on Aug. 3, 1934; studied medicine at University of Lisbon in Portugal; doctorate in political science at University of Lausanne, Switz.; in 1966 formed National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which fought successfully against Portuguese colonial rule; throughout 1970s and 1980s waged guerrilla...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9389320 (900 words)

	THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA
		It should not be forgotten that Portugal owes the Black Angolans an apology and should make amends for this terrible crime against humanity.
		We must remember that it was by accident that the history of Angola became associated with Portugal.
		Since 1975 to the present date, the relationship between Angola and the successive Portuguese Governments have invariably been submission of Angola to a paternalistic and neo-colonialist Portugal.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/para/docs/unita/en2302991.htm (294 words)

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