Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben

Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben
Birth nameArlindo Chenda Isaac Pena
Born(1955-11-17)17 November 1955
Caricoque, Portuguese Angola
Died19 October 1998(1998-10-19) (aged 42)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cause of deathMalaria
AllegianceUNITA
RankGeneral
Battles / warsAngolan War of Independence, Angolan Civil War
RelationsJonas Savimbi (uncle)[1]

General Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben (17 November 1955 – 19 October 1998)[1] served as the military commander of UNITA, one of the three liberation movements that fought against Portuguese colonial rule in Angola. After independence, UNITA and the FNLA fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War.[2]

  1. ^ a b Obituary: General Arlindo Pena, The Independent, Antony Goldman, 20 October 1998
  2. ^ Human Rights Developments Human Rights Watch.