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Jonas Savimbi Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Savimbi , 1934-2002, Angolan rebel leader. He was a founding member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in 1966. Savimbi was included in the interim independent government with Neto and Roberto in 1974 but returned to armed opposition when Neto's Marxist... Read more
Huambo Huambo
Huambo , formerly Nova Lisboa , city (1983 est. pop. 203,000), W central Angola. The chief town of inland Angola, Huambo stands on a high plateau and serves as a road, rail, and air transport hub and as a commercial and shipping center for a rich agricultural region. Huambo exports grain, rice,... Read more
Jose Eduardo dos Santos Jose Eduardo dos Santos
José Eduardo dos Santos , 1942-, president of Angola (1979-). Educated in the USSR as an engineer, he was foreign minister in the first government of independent Angola, succeeding Neto as president in 1979. In 1991, he abandoned Marxism and negotiated an end to the civil war with the... Read more
Jonas Jonas
Jonas , Greek form of Hebrew Jonah . St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV).... Read more
Amilcar Cabral Amilcar Cabral
Amilcar Cabral , 1924-73, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau. Returning from Angolan exile (1956), he founded Guinea-Bissau's nationalist movement (PAIGC). By 1959, Portuguese repression prompted Cabral to adopt guerrilla tactics. By 1973 when he was assassinated, the PAIGC controlled half of... Read more
Daniel Caspar von Lohenstein Daniel Caspar von Lohenstein
Strategy FundamentalsHistorical DevelopmentLand Warfare StrategyNaval Warfare StrategyAir Warfare StrategyNuclear Warfare Strategy and War Plans Strategy: Fundamentals To ancient Greeks, strategos, from which we derive strategy, meant simply the general's art; a modern definition, however, would... Read more
Justus Jonas Justus Jonas
Justus Jonas , 1493-1555, German Protestant reformer. In 1521, Jonas, then a professor at the Univ. of Erfurt, accompanied Martin Luther to the Diet of Worms. During their intimate friendship Jonas assisted Luther with the translation of the Bible. He also translated the Latin works of Luther and... Read more
Anders Jonas Angstrom Anders Jonas Angstrom
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Montrose Jonas Moses Montrose Jonas Moses
Moses, Montrose J[onas] (1878–1934), author. A scholar of world drama, the native New Yorker wrote numerous studies of American theatre that are still valuable. These works include Famous Actor‐Families in America (1906), The American Dramatist (1910), Representative Plays by American... Read more
Odysseus Odysseus
Odysseus , Lat. Ulysses , in Greek mythology, son and successor of King Laertes of Ithaca. A leader of Greek forces during the Trojan War, Odysseus was noted (as in the Iliad ) for his cunning strategy and his wise counsel. He is the central figure of the Odyssey, which tells of his adventures... Read more

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