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What directly ended Angola's 27-year civil war in 2002, rather than a negotiated peace accord?
Answer
The combat death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi
Angola's long civil war concluded not through diplomacy but after government forces killed UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi in combat in February 2002, collapsing the insurgency and leading to a swift ceasefire.
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Angola's 27-year civil war ended in 2002 only after rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was killed in combat—no negotiated settlement, just military victory.
Other options people guess
- A UN-mediated peace treaty signed by both sides
- A referendum on power-sharing between MPLA and UNITA
- International sanctions that forced a ceasefire
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- civil-war
- africa
- 20th-century
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