Jonas Savimbi and UNITA's Struggle for Independence. An Application of Mao's Theory of Warfare?

Abstract

Since biblical times man has sought an answer to the dilemma of how those who are weak can conquer those who are powerful. Mao Tse-tung's success over both a foreign invader, Japan, and a domestic foe, Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalist Chinese, popularized and seemed to validate his theories on how to accomplish the above. One of the many devotees of Mao was an Angolan intellectual, Jonas Savimbi, who was determined to liberate his country from Portugese colonial rule. Using the key elements of Mao's theory, this paper will examine Savimbi's application of that theory and attempt to address the question of whether UNITA's failure to achieve control in Angola resulted from faulty application of the theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA442217

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  • Wanda L. Nesbitt

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  • National War College

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  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Language
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  • Rural Areas
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  • South Africa
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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology