João de Matos explained

João de Matos
Birth Date:30 May 1955[1]
Death Date:4 November 2017 (aged 62)[2]
Death Place:Spain
Caption:General João Baptista de Matos

João de Matos (May 30, 1955 – November 4, 2017) was an Angolan military general. He led the Angolan force during the Second Congo War to support Joseph Kabila's regime.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer in Spain in 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General João Baptista de Matos . Africa Confidential . 2017-11-05.
  2. Web site: Morreu primeiro chefe do Estado-Maior General das Forças Armadas Angolanas . 2017-11-04 . DN . pt-PT . 2017-11-05.
  3. Web site: Angola admits involvement in Congo . 31 August 1998 . BBC News . 2017-11-05.
  4. Web site: Agencies. Angolan war veteran João de Matos dies in Spain. TodayNG. Recode Limited. 8 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020001/https://www.today.ng/news/africa/29914/angolan-war-veteran-matos-dies-spain. 7 November 2017. dead.

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