Jorge Sangumba | |
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| Born | Jorge Ornelas Isaac Sangumba 1944 |
| Died | 1982 (aged 37–38) |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Occupation | Foreign Ministere during the Angolan War of Independence |
| Known for | Assassination |
Jorge Ornelas Isaac Sangumba (1944–1982)[1] was the Foreign Minister of UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence.[2]
Sangumba studied in the United States before joining the National Union of Angolan Students (UNEA) in the early 1960s. In 1965 he became UNEA's representative for external affairs, a precursor for his future appointment as the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA's) Foreign Minister in August 1969.[2]
On February 9, 1976, Sangumba had officially announced that the central Angolan city of Huambo, where two Western-supported nationalist movements proclaimed the establishment of a government the previous November, had fallen to Soviet-supplied Angolan forces led by Cuban troops.[3]
Jonas Savimbi, the leader of UNITA, allegedly ordered Sangumba's assassination[4][5] along with several other potential rivals for leadership of UNITA during the Angolan Civil War.[6]
Sangumba's family has been trying to find the reasons that led his murder, but have not found anything out. Tribute videos about him have been posted on sites such as YouTube.[7]