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UNITA

British  
/ juːˈniːtə /

acronym

  1. União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola

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Etymology

Origin of UNITA

Portuguese: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola

Example Sentences

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Security was tight throughout the capital Luanda on Thursday and UNITA, whose leaders did not attend the inauguration, decried the heavy police presence as an effort to stifle protest.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022

"UNITA reiterates that it will not recognise the results announced by the National Electoral Commission until the complaints already in its possession are resolved," the party said in its Tuesday statement.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

The longtime opposition party, the Union for the Total Independence of Angola, known as UNITA, secured 44% of the vote.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

The main opposition party, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, or UNITA, was the wartime foe of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The stiffest resistance Kabila confronted came not from the Zairian army but from the Angolan rebel group UNITA, led by Jonas Savimbi, a cold war ally of the U.S.'s and great friend of Mobutu's.

From Time Magazine Archive