| Conflict: | Operation Restore |
| Partof: | the Angolan Civil War |
| Date: | September 1999–December 1999 |
| Place: | Bié and Huambo Provinces, Angola |
| Result: | MPLA–Brazilian victory |
| Status: | Jonas Savimbi flees to Lucusse in Moxico Province |
| Combatant1: |  Angola Brazil[1] [2] |
| Combatant2: | UNITA |
| Commander1: | Gen. João de Matos Élcio Álvares Lieutenant Brig. Walter Werner Bräuer |
| Commander2: | Jonas Savimbi |
| Units1: | |
| Units2: | UNITA
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| Strength1: | Unknown Classified with tens of aircraft |
| Strength2: | Unknown |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | Heavy casualties Thousands of equipment captured or destroyed |
Operation Restore (Portuguese: '''Operaçao Restaurar''') is a highly successful military operation that the Angolan government (with the help of the Brazilian Air Force) conducted against UNITA rebels in Autumn 1999 during the civil war.[3] [4] [5]
The government captured Andulo and Bailundo. By December, Chief of Staff General João de Matos said the Angolan Armed Forces had destroyed 80% of UNITA's militant wing and captured 15,000 tons of military equipment.[3]