The Ovimbundu (aka 'Mbundu' or 'Umbundu') are a large ethnic group of traders, farmers and herders who live on the Benguela Plateau of central Angola, Africa. They speak both Portuguese and the Umbundu language, and presently make up around 40 percent of Angola's population. Many are Christians. Many Ovimbundu were members of UNITA, and their two main cities of Huambo and Kuito were completely destroyed in the bloody civil war of 1992-1994. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Provinces of Angola ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous . ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... UNITA sticker The União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) is an Angolan political faction. ... Satellite picture Huambo is the capital city of Huambo Province in Angola. ... Following the end of Portuguese colonial rule in April 1974, newly-independent Angola descended into a devasting civil war which became Africas longest running conflict. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Further reading

• Heywood, Linda. (2000). Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present. (A scholarly political history of the Ovimbundu).