UNITA waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule from 1966 to 1974, then confronted the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the Angolan Civil War. Savimbi was killed in a clash with government troops in 2002.
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola Unio Nacional para a Independncia Total de Angola | |
Leader | Adalberto Costa Jnior |
Founder | Jonas Savimbi |
Founded | 13 March 1966 |
Headquarters | Luanda |
