Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben Explained

Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben
Birth Name:Arlindo Chenda Isaac Pena
Birth Date:17 November 1955
Birth Place:Caricoque, Portuguese Angola
Death Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Death Cause:Malaria
Allegiance:UNITA
Rank:General
Battles:Angolan War of Independence, Angolan Civil War
Relations:Jonas Savimbi (uncle)[1]

General Arlindo Pena Ben-Ben (17 November 1955 – 19 October 1998)[1] served as the military commander of UNITA, one of the three liberation movements that fought against Portuguese colonial rule in Angola. After independence, UNITA and the FNLA fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-general-arlindo-pena-1179412.html Obituary: General Arlindo Pena
  2. https://www.hrw.org/reports/1994/WR94/Africa-01.htm Human Rights Developments