4 April 2011
Luanda — Angola celebrates Monday, April 4, the ninth anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding Complementary to the Lusaka Protocol, between the Government and the then UNITA rebel movement, putting an end to decades of war.
Signed in 2002, in the Palace of Congresses, in Luanda, in the presence of the head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, and representatives of the local and international communities, the accord symbolised the end of a long period of armed conflict that left thousands of people displaced, disabled and orphaned.
The signing of the accord on April 4 rendered the date to become a National Holiday and an important historical reference to the struggle towards a decisive twist in the country’s political process and development.
The date is also one of the most relevant attainments of the Angolan people, second to the National Independence proclaimed on November 11, 1975.
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