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In February 2002 the controversial Angolan rebel leader was killed by government forces. He had led his UNITA guerrillas for almost four decades, as Angola found itself on the front-line of the Cold War between East and West. But by the time he died, Savimbi had been abandonned by his former backers in Washington. Hear from one of his closest aides, Alcides Sakala.

(Photo: Jonas Savimbi addresses his troops in Jamba, December 1985. Credit: Trevor Samson/AFP/Getty Images)