What the records say
- When
- 9 Jan 1993 – 6 Mar 1993
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 12.35° S, 17.35° E
- Description
- conflict of the Angolan civil war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
55 Day War
Conflict of the Angolan Civil War
The 55-day war was a battle in the city of Huambo between the rebel forces of UNITA led by Arlindo Pena and the MPLA-led Angolan government. The 55-day war lasted between 9 January 1993 and 6 March 1993, resulting in UNITA emerging victorious and the destruction of most of the city.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Гражданская война в Анголе: Правительственные войска в ходе наступления захватили штаб лидера УНИТА Жонаша Савимби в Уамбо;”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page