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Huambo (wäm`bō), formerly Nova Lisboa (nō`və lēzhvō`ə), city (1983 est. pop. 203,000), W central Angola. The chief town of inland Angola, Huambo stands on a high plateau and serves as a road, rail, and air transport hub and as a commercial and shipping center for a rich agricultural region. Huambo exports grain, rice, hides, skins, and fruit. Milling and the production of lime are carried on in the city. Following independence in 1976, civil war devastated the city's economy; Huambo was a stronghold of the UNITA leader, Jonas Savimbi Savimbi, Jonas (sävĭm`bē), 1934–2002, Angolan rebel leader. ..... Click the link for more information. . Huambo was founded in 1912. |
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Huambo has one of the highest levels of displaced people in the country, with over 325,000 IDPs. In flak jacket and face shield, Diana, Princess of Wales, tours a minefield in Huambo, central Angola, on Wednesday. No one checked their maps to establish the location of Banja Luka, Huambo, or Tblisi. |
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