Jamba (UNITA headquarters)
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Jamba was the remote Angolan jungle stronghold that served as UNITA’s military and political headquarters under Jonas Savimbi during the Angolan Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamba (UNITA headquarters) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military headquarters
ⓘ
political headquarters ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| activeFrom | late 1970s ⓘ |
| activeUntil | early 1990s ⓘ |
| conflict | Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Jonas Savimbi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNITA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | abandoned ⓘ |
| declineCause |
loss of foreign support after Cold War
ⓘ
military pressure by MPLA government forces ⓘ |
| function |
command-and-control center for UNITA
ⓘ
logistics hub for UNITA ⓘ training base for UNITA forces ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip
ⓘ
communications center ⓘ military training camps ⓘ residence of Jonas Savimbi ⓘ |
| ideologicalRole | symbol of anti-communist resistance in Angola ⓘ |
| leaderAssociatedWith | Jonas Savimbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angolan jungle
ⓘ
Cuando Cubango Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Angola ⓘ |
| mediaRole | propaganda showcase for UNITA ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jamba (local area in Cuando Cubango) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorder |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
site of UNITA military parades
ⓘ
visited by U.S. conservative politicians in the 1980s ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
MPLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
UNITA military headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNITA political headquarters ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
difficult jungle terrain
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
CIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedBy |
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNITA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.