Cease Fire – 1994

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Cease Fire – 1994

1994

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Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and UNITA leaders signed a peace agreement in Lusaka in November 1994. Observers to the event expressed their immediate skepticism to the press that the ceasefire would hold.1

Portuguese television reported on 17 November 1994 that government troops and UNITA rebels were still fighting. UNITA claimed that after the ceasefire, the government attacked rebel positions throughout the country. The claim was denied by President dos Santos.2

Government forces dropped bombs on Bimbe near Huambo city in the central highlands, killing 11 people.3

UNITA broadcasted that the government continued to attack UNITA positions near Huambo province.4

  1. “Angola Warring Parties Agree to Six-Day Ceasefire,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 16, 1994.
  2. “Fighting Continues in Angola Despite Ceasefire,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 17, 1994.
  3. “Angola Troops Kill 11,” The Independent (London), November 30, 1994
  4. “Angola: UNITA Says Government Attacking UNITA-Controlled Positions in Huambo,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 16, 1994.