Kafundanga Chingunji

"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]

Kafundanga Chingunji
DiedJanuary 1974
Angola's border with Zambia
Cause of deathcerebral malaria (possible poisoning)
Occupationthe first Chief of Staff in the government of UNITA

Death

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]

See also

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