55 Day War

55 Day War
Part of the Angolan Civil War
Date9 January 1993 – 6 March 1993
(56 days)
Location
Huambo, Angola
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.