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The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
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Country on the west coast of Southern Africa
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UNITA
Angolan political party
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) in the Angolan War for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lusaka Protocol
1994 attempt to end the Angolan Civil War
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Zambia
Country in South-Central Africa
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Angolan Civil War
1975–2002 civil war in Angola
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November 20
Day of the year
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