Kafundanga_Chingunji Knowpia

Kafundanga Chingunji
Kafundanga Chingunji
Died	January 1974; Angola's border with Zambia
Occupation	the first chief of staff in the government of UNITA

"Kafundanga" Chingunji (died January 1974) ^[1] served as the first chief of staff in the government of UNITA, pro-Western rebels, during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). As the patriarch of the Chingunji family he founded a political dynasty based in Angola's Central Highlands.^[2]

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Officially, Chingunji died from cerebral malaria on Angola's border with Zambia.^[3] His wife and others who saw his body say someone poisoned Chingunji. Rumors later alleged Jonas Savimbi, the head of UNITA, ordered his assassination.^[2]

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^ Bridgland, Fred (2017-06-19). The War for Africa: Twelve Months that Transformed a Continent. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-61200-493-8.
^ ^a ^b Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. p. 17.
^ Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1247-7.

[1] Bridgland, Fred (2017-06-19). The War for Africa: Twelve Months that Transformed a Continent. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-61200-493-8.

[a-2] Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. p. 17.

[3] Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1247-7.

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Kafundanga Chingunji
Died	January 1974 Angola's border with Zambia
Occupation	the first chief of staff in the government of UNITA