20 moments

1. Birth at Munhango

   1934-08-03 · Munhango, Bié Province, Angola

   Savimbi was born in Munhango, a railway town in Bié Province.

2. Medical studies in Lisbon

   1958-01-01 · University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

   Savimbi relocated to Portugal and began medical studies in Lisbon before leaving Portugal amid political pressure. The source gives 1958 but not a more precise date; coordinates represent the University of Lisbon campus.

3. Visit to New York City

   1960-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

   Savimbi and Tom Mboya visited New York City following their East African meetings. The source establishes the year through the surrounding chronology but does not give a month.

4. Met Holden Roberto at Fribourg

   1960-08-01 · University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

   While studying at the University of Fribourg, Savimbi met Holden Roberto, an important contact in Angolan exile politics. The month is qualified as probable in the source.

5. Meeting with Jomo Kenyatta

   1960-09-01 · Kenya

   After the Kampala meeting, Tom Mboya took Savimbi to Kenya to meet Jomo Kenyatta, who encouraged him to join the UPA. The cited account does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

6. UDEAN speech in Kampala

   1960-09-01 · Kampala, Uganda

   Savimbi gave a speech in Kampala for UDEAN and met Kenyan politician Tom Mboya. The source specifies late September but not a day.

7. United Nations visit

   1961-01-01 · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

   Savimbi and Holden Roberto visited the United Nations in New York during the autumn of 1961. The source gives autumn 1961 but not a month or day.

8. Exile in Léopoldville

   1961-03-01 · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Savimbi was in exile in Léopoldville, now Kinshasa, until the end of March 1961. The place was then called Léopoldville; coordinates represent present-day Kinshasa.

9. Non-Aligned Movement summit

   1961-09-01 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

   Savimbi traveled to Yugoslavia for the first Non-Aligned Movement summit, held in Belgrade. Savimbi's biography names Yugoslavia; the linked Non-Aligned Movement article identifies the September 1961 summit location as Belgrade.

10. Transfer to Lausanne University

    1961-12-01 · Lausanne, Switzerland

    Savimbi transferred from the University of Fribourg to Lausanne University to study law and international politics. Coordinates represent central Lausanne because the source does not identify a particular university building.

11. UPA meeting at Camp Green Lane

    1961-12-01 · Camp Green Lane, Green Lane, Pennsylvania, United States

    Savimbi attended a meeting chaired by Holden Roberto at Camp Green Lane near Philadelphia. Coordinates represent Green Lane; the camp is located nearby in Montgomery County.

12. Founding organizer meeting

    1962-03-01 · Lucerne, Switzerland

    Savimbi became a founding organizer and secretary-general of UNEA at a meeting in Lucerne. The source does not provide a day.

13. Guerrilla training in China

    1965-01-01 · People's Republic of China

    After completing his studies in Lausanne, Savimbi went to the People’s Republic of China for guerrilla-warfare training. The source gives only the year for travel to China; coordinates are a representative national point.

14. Founded UNITA at Muangai

    1966-03-13 · Muangai, Moxico Province, Angola

    Savimbi and António da Costa Fernandes founded UNITA with 200 delegates in Muangai, Moxico Province. No reliable exact coordinates for Muangai were located; coordinates represent the Moxico municipality seat area, and not a confirmed founding-site point.

15. Meeting with President Reagan

    1986-01-30 · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Savimbi met President Ronald Reagan at the White House to discuss Angola, a high-profile moment in U.S. support for UNITA.

16. Gbadolite peace summit

    1989-06-22 · Gbadolite, Zaire

    Savimbi publicly met Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos at the Gbadolite summit, where they agreed to a cease-fire framework. Gbadolite is in the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.

17. Heritage Foundation address

    1989-10-05 · Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Savimbi appeared in Washington and praised the Heritage Foundation for advocating repeal of the Clark Amendment. Coordinates represent the Heritage Foundation's Washington address; the cited linked lecture was identified as held in Washington, D.C.

18. Meeting with President George H. W. Bush

    1989-10-05 · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Later that day, Savimbi met President George H. W. Bush in the Oval Office during a private U.S. visit.

19. Return to Huambo campaign stop

    1991-09-25 · Huambo, Angola

    Savimbi returned to Huambo for the first time in more than 15 years and used it as the first stop of his planned election campaign. The report is dated September 26 and datelined Huambo, September 25.

20. Death near Lucusse

    2002-02-22 · Lucusse, Moxico Province, Angola

    Savimbi was killed during a clash with Angolan government troops in Moxico Province, ending his leadership of UNITA. Contemporary accounts place the fighting near Lucusse and along the Luvuei River; coordinates represent Lucusse village.