Conclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23683161 |
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| Authors | Stephen L Weigert (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 177-190 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Angola (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan US (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230337831_6 |
| OpenAlex | W4235153725 |
| ISBN | 9780230337831 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
T he rapid end of hostilities after Jonas Savimbi’s death in February 2002 barely masked the fragility of the peace so solemnly announced several months later. Angolans chose amnesty over accountability as a guiding principle, unlike their counterparts in war-torn Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Rwanda. Emphasizing forgiveness rather than justice seemed shortsighted to those who insisted there could be no lasting peace without the punishment of those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Angolans opted for a peace process inspired, in part, by their Mozambican colleagues who, in 1992, also chose amnesty rather than accountability as their guiding principle to conclude a brutal 15-year civil war. In partial recognition of demands for a modicum of accountability, a National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) official, Abilio Camalata “Numa” issued a conciliatory statement in early January 2003. UNITA’s former chief of staff diminished Savimbi’s role in the insurgency and insisted that his colleagues “wanted a society that is more democratic and fair and this is what made us go to war. It was not one person’s adventure. It was a political project that made people go to war. It is in this framework that UNITA come before the people to ask for forgiveness for the lives lost. We take responsibility for our mistakes. We are asking forgiveness about [sic] the period of war which took place in this country since 1975.” 1 These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Accountability · Amnesty · Democracy · Ethnology · Forgiveness · Political science · Politics · Sierra leone · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Transitional justice · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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