55 Day War

55 Day War
Part of the Angolan Civil War
Date9 January 1993 – 6 March 1993
(56 days)
Location
Result UNITA victory
Belligerents
Angolan Armed Forces UNITA
Commanders and leaders
João de Matos
Higino Carneiro
Jonas Savimbi
Demosthenes Amos Chilingutila
Strength
20,000 soldiers
8,000-10,000 militia
Casualties and losses
12,000 killed
40 Tanks(UNITA claim) [1]
At least 10,000 soldiers killed
5,000 civilians[2]
200,000 displaced[3]

The 55-day war was a battle in the city of Huambo between the rebel forces of UNITA led by Arlindo Pena and the MPLA-led Angolan government.[4] The 55-day war lasted between 9 January 1993 and 6 March 1993, resulting in UNITA emerging victorious and the destruction of most of the city.

  1. ^ "A Renewal of Civil War Ruins an Angolan City". The Christian Science Monitor. 16 April 1993. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Angolan Rebels Win Concessions After War Gains". The Christian Science Monitor. 22 April 1993. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Angola's people in 'internal exile'". Vol. 3, no. 115. The Namibian. 4 March 1993.
  4. ^ Battersby, John (1993). "A Renewal of Civil War Ruins an Angolan City". The Christian Science Monitor (April 16). Retrieved 18 October 2016.