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Also Known As Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
Born August 3, 1934 • Angola
Died February 22, 2002 (aged 67) • Angola
Founder UNITA
Political Affiliation UNITA
José dos Santos
José dos Santos
president of Angola
Agostinho Neto
Agostinho Neto
president of Angola
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Angolan writer
Amílcar Lopes Cabral
Guinean politician
Vo Nguyen Giap
Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnamese general
João Lourenço
João Lourenço
president of Angola
José Luandino Vieira
Angolan author
Manuel dos Santos Lima
Angolan author
António Jacinto
Angolan poet
Calixto García Iñiguez
Cuban revolutionary leader
Shamil Basayev
terrorist
Do Muoi
Vietnamese political leader
Ahmad Shah Masoud
Afghani resistance leader
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Si Votha
Cambodian prince
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India