Elias Salupeto Pena
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Died2 November 1992
Occupationsa representative of UNITA, politician
Knownforbeing murdered
FamilyJonas Savimbi (distant relative)
Elias Salupeto Pena | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2 November 1992 |
| Occupations | a representative of UNITA, politician |
| Known for | being murdered |
| Family | Jonas Savimbi (distant relative) |
Elias Salupeto Pena (died 2 November 1992)[1] served as the representative of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the Angolan Civil War, to the Joint Military and Political Commission.[2] Pena was a distant relative of, and a senior advisor to, UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.[3]