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Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops.
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South African History Online. (2012, March 5). Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076165
South African History Online (2012) 'Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops.', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076165 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076165, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops.." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076165. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Unita rebels capture Angola’s second largest city, Huambo, after a two-month battle with government troops.." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076165.
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