UNITA-R

political movement, Angola

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UNITA-R, or UNITA-Renewal, emerged as a faction within the Angolan political party UNITA in September 1998. This group suspended UNITA's leader, Jonas Savimbi, and declared itself the new leadership. This internal division led to UNITA splitting into three factions. The Angolan government and the Southern African Development Community recognized UNITA-R as the legitimate representative of UNITA. The conflict within UNITA and the broader Angolan civil war continued until a peace agreement was signed in April 2002, following Savimbi's death. UNITA eventually reunified and transformed into a political party.12

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…group calling itself UNITA-Renavado (UNITA-Renewal; UNITA-R) suspended him and became the self-declared leadership of the party. Yet another division occurred soon after, and from that point UNITA was split into three factions, with the government and the Southern African Development Community recognizing UNITA-R as the official representatives of UNITA. Despite…
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…group calling itself UNITA-Renavado (UNITA-Renewal; UNITA-R) suspended him and became the self-declared leadership of the party. Yet another division occurred soon after, and from that point UNITA was split into three factions, with the government and the Southern African Development Community recognizing UNITA-R as the official representatives of UNITA. Despite…
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