About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by the MPLA and Jimmy Carter, along with the situation of Jonas Savimbi.

The MPLA and Jimmy Carter struggle to find their footing. Jonas Savimbi licks his wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• MPLA
• Jimmy Carter
• Jonas Savimbi
• politics
• struggle
• history

Keywords

• MPLA
• Jimmy Carter
• Jonas Savimbi
• politics
• history
• struggle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MPLA

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