5-442: Chingunji may refer to the following political leaders of Angola's UNITA rebel movement David Chingunji (died 1970), top commander, son of Kafundanga Dinho Chingunji (born 1964), son of Kafundanga, brother of David Kafundanga Chingunji (died 1974), first Chief of Staff Tito Chingunji (died 1991), foreign secretary [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
10-569: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles David Chingunji David "Samwimbila" Chingunji (born in 1945, died in 1970) served as a top commander in the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), who became pro- Western rebels in the subsequent Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). David Chingunji was the nephew of Tito Chingunji , who served as the foreign secretary of Angola's UNITA rebel movement in
15-414: The surname Chingunji . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chingunji&oldid=827033801 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
20-478: The 1980s and early 1990s. David Chingunji died when UNITA forces tried to ambush Portuguese forces in 1970. Some said UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi , fearing a competitor for control of UNITA, ordered Chingunji's assassination, alleging Chingunji had opposed the planned ambush but Savimbi insisted. Some witnesses say non-Portuguese killers shot Chingunji in the back. He had trained in the People's Republic of China and
25-499: The Chinese government openly named him as a possible successor to Savimbi. All of his brothers, with the exception of Dinho , died in mysterious circumstances. Twenty-one years later, Tito Chingunji was also murdered in Angola (which is the same place where his nephew David was murdered) in 1991 under circumstances that are still not fully understood. This Angolan biographical article is
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