Operation Restore

Operation Restore
	Part of the Angolan Civil War
	Andulo Bailundo Nharea Mungo Operation Restore (Angola)
Date	September 1999–December 1999
Location	Bié and Huambo Provinces, Angola
Status	Jonas Savimbi flees to Lucusse in Moxico Province
Belligerents
Angola; Brazilian pilots (allegedly)	UNITA
Commanders and leaders
Gen. João de Matos	Jonas Savimbi
Units involved
Angola Angolan Army; National Air Force of Angola;	UNITA Unknown;
Strength
unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy casualties; Thousands of equipment captured or destroyed

Operation Restore (Portuguese: Operaçao Restaurar) is a highly successful military operation that the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) conducted against UNITA rebels in Autumn 1999 during the civil war.^[3]^[4]^[5] Air support for the operation was provided by FAA Embraer EMB 312 Tucanos.^[2] Per UNITA, the Tucanos were allegedly crewed by Brazilian pilots contracted by the Angolan government.^[1]

The FAA captured Andulo and Bailundo. By December, Chief of Staff General João de Matos said the FAA had destroyed 80% of UNITA's militant wing and captured 15,000 tons of military equipment.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "KWACHA UNITA PRESS THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA UNITA STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSION 1999 – Year of Generalised Popular Resistance – COMMUNIQUE NO. 39/CPP/99". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mason, Barry (1999-11-16). "Angola: MPLA inflicts new defeats on UNITA". World Socialist Website.
^ ^a ^b James, W. Martin. Historical Dictionary of Angola, 2004. Page 141.
^ "World briefing". New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 29 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ McGreal, Chris (27 December 1999). "Rebels lose former HQ to Angolan army". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[Brazilian_pilots-1] "KWACHA UNITA PRESS THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA UNITA STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSION 1999 – Year of Generalised Popular Resistance – COMMUNIQUE NO. 39/CPP/99". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

[WSWS-2] Mason, Barry (1999-11-16). "Angola: MPLA inflicts new defeats on UNITA". World Socialist Website.

[success-3] James, W. Martin. Historical Dictionary of Angola, 2004. Page 141.

[4] "World briefing". New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 29 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[5] McGreal, Chris (27 December 1999). "Rebels lose former HQ to Angolan army". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

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