Angolan presidential election, 1992
- Angolan presidential election, 1992
The Angolan presidential election of 1992 was the first multi-party election held in Angola since independence in 1975. UNITA and the government signed the Bicesse Accord on May 31, 1991 in an attempt to end the 17-year long civil war.Fact|date=August 2007
In the first round President Jose Eduardo dos Santos officially received 49.57% of the vote and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA won 40.6%. Savimbi said the election had neither been free nor fair and refused to participate in the second round.[Rothchild, Donald S. Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa: Pressures and Incentives for Cooperation, 1997. Pages 134.] ]Results
References
External links
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_15_18/ai_84971467/pg_5 Chevron oil and the Savimbi problem; how key U.S. political figures collaborated with oil-giant Chevron, an important partner of the corrupt regime in Angola. Jonas Savimbi was assassinated and the war ended]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Angolan Civil War — Part of the Cold War and the South African Border War … Wikipedia
Angolan National Democratic Party — The Angolan National Democratic Party ( Partido Nacional Democrático Angolano ) is a political party in Angola. The chairman of the party is Geraldo Pereira João da Silva and the general secretary is Pedro João António. In the 1992 presidential… … Wikipedia
George H. W. Bush — This article is about the 41st U.S. president. For ship named after him, see USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). For his son, the 43rd U.S. president, see George W. Bush. For other persons of the same name, see George Bush (disambiguation). George H.… … Wikipedia
Jonas Savimbi — Born August 3, 1934(1934 08 03) Munhango, Moxico Province … Wikipedia
Herman Jay Cohen — Herman Jay ( Hank ) Cohen (February 10, 1932 ) served as the United States as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1989 to 1993. His lobbying firm, Cohen and Woods International, has represented the governments of Angola and… … Wikipedia
Angola — Angolan, adj., n. /ang goh leuh/, n. a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 10,623,994; 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Cap.: Luanda. Formerly, Portuguese West Africa. * * *… … Universalium
dos Santos, José — ▪ Angolan leader in full José Eduardo dos Santos born August 28, 1942, Luanda, Angola politician who became president of Angola in 1979. In 1961 dos Santos, a militant nationalist, joined the Movimento Popular de Libertação de… … Universalium
1990s in Angola — In the 1990s in Angola, the last decade of the Angolan Civil War (1975 2002), the Angolan government transitioned from a nominally communist state to a nominally democratic one, a move made possible by political changes abroad and military… … Wikipedia
Zambia — Zambian, adj., n. /zam bee euh/, n. a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 9,349,975; 288,130 sq. mi.… … Universalium
Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… … Universalium
