Savimbi's Son Surrenders To Angolan Authorities

November 3, 1999

LUANDA, Angola (PANA) - A son of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi has surrendered to Angolan authorities, the national news agency reported Monday.

It said Domingos Sakaita, 22, who was a student in Lome, Togo, decided to abandon the ideals of his father, saying there could be peace in Angola by the physical elimination of Savimbi and the destruction of his war arsenal.

Araujo, holder of an Ivorian passport, was said to have left Lome secretly without the knowledge of his brothers, who are still in the Togolese capital.

He accused South Africa, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Zambia of supporting his father and violating sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council against UNITA.

The agency's report has not been confirmed by an independent source.


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