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Huambo

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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, hides, skins, and fruit. Milling and the production of lime are carried on in the city. Following independence in 1976, civil war devastated the city's economy; Huambo was a stronghold of the UNITA leader, Jonas Savimbi . Huambo was founded in 1912.

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Huambo

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Huambo, Angola Nova Lisboa Founded in 1912 by Portuguese settlers and given a Portuguese version, Huambo, of the local name Ouimbundu. In 1928 it was renamed New Lisbon as the intention was to make it the capital of Angola under Portuguese rule. When Angola achieved independence in 1975, the previous name was restored.

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