Bailundo ( port. Bailundo ), formerly Teixeira da Silva ( port. Teixeira da Silva ) [2] - a city in the Angolan province of Huambo . According to 2006 data, the population was 55,993 people. Until 1975, it was called Teixeira da Silva. During the years of the Civil War, it was one of the political centers of the UNITA rebel movement. Since 1999, under the control of the Government of Angola. Management is characterized by the link between the traditional tribal aristocracy and the administration of the MPLA .
| City | |
| Bailundo | |
|---|---|
| port. Bailundo | |
| A country |  Angola |
| Provinces | Wambo |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Teixeira da Silva |
| Area | |
| Center height | 1475 [1] m |
| Population | |
| Population | 55 993 people ( 2006 ) |
Content
- 1 Historical statehood
- 2 Political center of the armed opposition
- 3 Current situation
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
Historical Statehood
In Bailundo, centuries-old tribal statehood has developed. The monarchs of Bailundo (the name is translated from the local dialect as “Big House” ) resisted Portuguese colonial expansion for a long time. The resistance of King Equiqui II [3] was overcome only in 1896 by the expedition of Captain Justino Teixeira da Silva . The city was named after the Portuguese conqueror. The former name was restored in 1975 after the declaration of independence of Angola.
Armed Opposition Political Center
In the province of Huambo , the UNITA movement enjoyed great influence. Jonas Savimbi originally located his capital in Huambo . The offensive of the MPLA forces in early 1976 forced UNITA to leave the provincial center. During the Civil War, Huambo repeatedly changed hands, but the political capital of UNITA was based in Bailundo (the military in the city of Jamba ).
On February 23, 1999, the political declaration of UNITA was adopted in Bailundo [4] . This document determined the course of irreconcilable resistance to the MPLA regime. The policy worked out in Bailundo continued for the next three years, until the death of Savimbi.
During a massive offensive by government forces in 1999, Bailundo (like Jamba) came under the control of the central authorities of Angola.
Current Situation
The MPLA leadership recognized the status of traditional Bailundo leaders. The prerogatives of the tribal elite even expanded in comparison with the times of Savimbi, who did not recognize traditional authorities. There was a fusion of the local tribal aristocracy with the party-state apparatus of the MPLA. Augusto Cachitopolo, aka Equiqui IV (a descendant of Equiqui II), enjoyed real power in the city and in the surrounding territories. Possessing the title of “King Bailundo”, he was a member of the Central Committee of the MPLA [5] until his death [6] on January 14, 2012 .
See also
- Jamba
- Munyango
Notes
- ↑ Bailundo, Angola Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 27, 2014.
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ Linda Heywood. Contested Power in Angola 1840s to the Present. The University of Rochester Press. ISBN 1-58046-063-1. ISSN 1092-5228.
- ↑ UNITA. STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSION. 1999 - Year of Generalized Popular Resistance
- ↑ Angola: Morte do Rei de 94 anos Ekwikwi IV rei do Bailundo Archived on January 3, 2014.
- ↑ Angola: MPs Pay Tribute to King Ekuikui IV