1980s in Angola

1980s in Angola

In the 1980s in Angola, fighting spread outward from the southeast, where most of the fighting had taken place in the 1970s, as the National Congolese Army (ANC) and SWAPO increased their activity. The South African government responded by sending troops back into Angola, intervening in the war from 1981 to 1987,] cite web|author=William Claiborne|year=1989|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73884383.html?dids=73884383:73884383&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JUN+25%2C+1989&author=William+Claiborne&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Angola+Pact's+Unanswered+Question%3A+Savimbi%3BWill+the+Cease-Fire+Agreement+Force+the+Guerrilla+Leader+to+Go+Into+Exile%3F&pqatl=google|title=Angola Pact's Unanswered Question: Savimbi|format=HTML|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=2007-09-20|accessyear=2007] President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia said a few days after the declaration that Savimbi had agreed to leave Angola and go into exile, a claim Mobutu, Savimbi, and the U.S. government disputed. Dos Santos agreed with Kaunda's interpretation of the negotiations, saying Savimbi had agreed to temporarily leave the country.cite web|author=William Claiborne|year=1989|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73895392.html?dids=73895392:73895392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=AUG+28%2C+1989&author=William+Claiborne&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Savimbi+Says+Rebels+Will+Honor+Truce%3BOfficials+Try+to+Save+Angolan+Peace+Pact&pqatl=google|title=Savimbi Says Rebels Will Honor Truce|format=HTML|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=2007-09-20|accessyear=2007]

On August 23, dos Santos complained that the U.S. and South African governments continued to fund UNITA, warning such activity endangered the already fragile ceasefire. The next day Savimbi announced UNITA would no longer abide by the ceasefire, citing Kaunda's insistence that Savimbi leave the country and UNITA disband. The government responded to Savimbi's statement by moving troops from Cuito Cuanavale, under government control, to UNITA-occupied Mavinga. The ceasefire broke down with dos Santos and the U.S. government blaming each other for the resumption in armed conflict.Kalley (1999). Page 46.]

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