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55 Day War
| 55 Day War | |||||||
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| Part of the Angolan Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Angolan Armed Forces |
 UNITA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 João de Matos Higino Carneiro |
Jonas Savimbi Demosthenes Amos Chilingutila | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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20,000 soldiers 8,000–10,000 militia | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12,000 killed 40 Tanks(UNITA claim) [1] | |||||||
The 55-day war was a battle in the city of Huambo between the rebel forces of UNITA led by Arlindo Pena and the MPLA-led Angolan government.[4] The 55-day war lasted between 9 January 1993 and 6 March 1993, resulting in UNITA emerging victorious and the destruction of most of the city.
- ^ "A Renewal of Civil War Ruins an Angolan City". The Christian Science Monitor. 16 April 1993. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Angolan Rebels Win Concessions After War Gains". The Christian Science Monitor. 22 April 1993. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Angola's people in 'internal exile'". Vol. 3, no. 115. The Namibian. 4 March 1993.
- ^ Battersby, John (1993). "A Renewal of Civil War Ruins an Angolan City". The Christian Science Monitor (April 16). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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