Savinbi Co Operation With the Portuguese

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The first infor mation about savinbi co operation with the portuguese were a couple of letters exchanged between savimbi and portuguese generals. But in the united states, you had an iron curtain between europe and the united states,. The american press did not report about savinBi's co operation withthe portuguese. And that is why the impilen was so much weakened by late 72, 73. As savinbi was not a puppet of the soutaf than thePortuguese. He was just edoin his own interest eliminate the rivals and some day independence.

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