Angola and Rebels Observe Cease-Fire After Long Conflict
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<i> Associated Press</i>
LISBON — The Angolan government and U.S.-backed UNITA rebels celebrated the first hours of a cease-fire Thursday, saying they have stopped the fighting in one of Africa’s longest, bloodiest civil wars.
Portuguese Foreign Ministry spokesman Jose Alberto de Sousa read the joint announcement by the longtime adversaries after two days of peace talks mediated by Portuguese, U.S. and Soviet officials.
The cease-fire took effect at midnight Wednesday.
The war, which began when Portugal ended its colonial control in 1975, has killed 300,000 people.
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