Demobilization – 2002

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Demobilization – 2002

2002

Intermediate Implementation Intermediate implementation

On 30 March 2002, FAA leader G. S. Nunda and UNITA leader Kamorteiro signed a ceasefire agreement ending the civil war.1

UNITA troops began to travel to the assembly points identified in the Luena Agreement on the same day the agreement was officially signed. UNITA General Samuel Chiwale, a member of the Supreme Command of UNITA forces, instructed his troops to report to the assembly points in the Luena Agreement immediately.2

In late April, the Angolan Embassy in Windhoek reported that more than 9,000 UNITA soldiers had entered 33 demobilization areas across Angola since the ceasefire.3

As of May, some 25,000 UNITA troops had turned themselves in to the demobilization camps.4

  1. “Angola Signs Ceasefire with UNITA Rebels,” Reuters News Agency, March 30, 2002.
  2. “UNITA Forces in Northern Front Begin Implementing Luena Accord,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, April 4, 2002.
  3. “Angola: UNITA Soldiers Give Themselves Up,” Africa News, April 29, 2002.
  4. “Angola Says 25,000 UNITA Rebels Now in Demob Camps,” Agence France Presse, May 3, 2002.