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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 of the most prominent Cold War proxy wars, with UNITA...

Timeline of Events

1993

12.4.1993

A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.

1994

11.20.1994

The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war (localized fighting resumes the next year).

2002

4.4.2002

The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.