Jorge Sangumba
Jorge Sangumba | |
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| Born | Jorge Ornelas Isaac Sangumba 1944 |
| Died | 1982 (aged 37–38) |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Occupation | Foreign Ministere during the Angolan War of Independence |
| Known for | Assassination |
Jorge Ornelas Isaac Sangumba (1944–1982)[1] was the Foreign Minister of UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence.[2]
Background
[edit]Sangumba studied in the United States before joining the National Union of Angolan Students (UNEA) in the early 1960s. In 1965 he became UNEA's representative for external affairs, a precursor for his future appointment as the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA's) Foreign Minister in August 1969.[2]
On February 9, 1976, Sangumba officially announced that the central Angolan city of Huambo, where two Western-supported nationalist movements proclaimed the establishment of a government the previous November, had fallen to Soviet-supplied Angolan forces led by Cuban troops.[3]
Death and aftermath
[edit]Jonas Savimbi, the leader of UNITA, allegedly ordered Sangumba's assassination[4][5] along with several other potential rivals for leadership of UNITA during the Angolan Civil War.[6]
Sangumba's family has been trying to find the reasons that led to his murder, but have not found anything out. Tribute videos about him have been posted on sites such as YouTube.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Famous Male Rebels". Ranker. Retrieved 2019-10-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sellström, Tor (1999). Sweden and national liberation in Southern Africa. Vol. 1, Formation of a popular opinion (1950-1970) (PDF). Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. p. 396. ISBN 91-7106-430-3. OCLC 41157147.
- ^ Times, Henry Kamm; Special to The New York (1976-02-10). "Pro-Soviet Force Takes Angola City". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "An Opportunity Ignored in Angola". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Kukkuk, Leon (2005). Letters to Gabriella. p. 102.
- ^ The Angola of my Dreams /A Angola dos Meus Sonhos, 16 November 2012, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-11-07
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