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]
| Operation Restore | |||||||
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| Part of the Angolan Civil War | |||||||
  Andulo  Bailundo Nharea Mungo Operation Restore (Angola) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Angola Brazil[1][2] |
 UNITA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. João de Matos Élcio Álvares Lieutenant Brig. Walter Werner Bräuer |
Jonas Savimbi | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown Classified with tens of aircraft[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Heavy casualties Thousands of equipment captured or destroyed | ||||||
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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Mason, Barry (1999-11-16). "Angola: MPLA inflicts new defeats on UNITA". World Socialist Website.
- ^ a b James, W. Martin. Historical Dictionary of Angola, 2004. Page 141.
- ^ "World briefing". New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 29 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ McGreal, Chris (27 December 1999). "Rebels lose former HQ to Angolan army". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.