Isaías Samakuva
Leader of União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isaías Henrique Ngola Samakuva (born 8 July 1946) is an Angolan politician who was the President of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) from June 2003 to November 2019.[1]
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Isaías Henrique Ngola Samakuva | |
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President of UNITA | |
In office 20 June 2003 – 14 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Paulo Lukamba Gato |
Succeeded by | Adalberto Costa Júnior |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 77) Kunje, Portuguese Angola |
Political party | UNITA |
Children | 5 |
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After UNITA leader, Jonas Savimbi and his immediate successor António Dembo died from injuries sustained in a February 2002 firefight with Angolan government troops, Samakuva was elected as President of UNITA, which had transformed itself into a peaceful opposition party, in 2003.