Operation Restore
Part of the Angolan Civil War
Operation Restore is located in Angola
Andulo
Andulo
Bailundo
Bailundo
Nharea
Nharea
Mungo
Mungo
Operation Restore (Angola)
DateSeptember 1999–December 1999
Location
Bié and Huambo Provinces, Angola
Status Jonas Savimbi flees to Lucusse in Moxico Province
Belligerents
Angola Angola
Brazil Brazil[1][2]		 UNITA
Commanders and leaders
Angola Gen. João de Matos
Brazil Élcio Álvares
Brazil Lieutenant Brig. Walter Werner Bräuer		 Jonas Savimbi
Units involved

 Angola

 Brazil

UNITA

  • Unknown
Strength
Angola Unknown
Brazil Classified with tens of aircraft[1]		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy casualties
Thousands of equipment captured or destroyed

Operation Restore (Portuguese: Operaçao Restaurar) is a highly successful military operation that the Angolan government (with the help of the Brazilian Air Force) conducted against UNITA rebels in Autumn 1999 during the civil war.[3][4][5]

The government captured Andulo and Bailundo. By December, Chief of Staff General João de Matos said the Angolan Armed Forces had destroyed 80% of UNITA's militant wing and captured 15,000 tons of military equipment.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "KWACHA UNITA PRESS THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA UNITA STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSION 1999 – Year of Generalised Popular Resistance – COMMUNIQUE NO. 39/CPP/99". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ Mason, Barry (1999-11-16). "Angola: MPLA inflicts new defeats on UNITA". World Socialist Website.
  3. ^ a b James, W. Martin. Historical Dictionary of Angola, 2004. Page 141.
  4. ^ "World briefing". New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 29 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ^ McGreal, Chris (27 December 1999). "Rebels lose former HQ to Angolan army". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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