Jorge Ornelas Isaac Sangumba (1944–1982)[1] was the Foreign Minister of UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence.[2]
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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 |
Background
editSangumba 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 had 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
editJonas 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 his murder, but have not found anything out. Tribute videos about him have been posted on sites such as YouTube.[7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ 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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