Wi: Successful UNITA

Anyway UNITA can defeat MPLA from 1975 to 1991

How would a UNITA Angola be governed

What impact would an UNITA Angola have on the Congo wars and the independence of Namibia
 
Best case scenario, unita runs Angola slightly better and allows more freedom in government.

Worst case scenario, emboldened by this victory and newfound security, hardliners within the national party take over South Africa and bring about the horrific situation of escalating black/white violence that both sides were afraid of, while refusing to disarm their nukes.
 

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Best case scenario, unita runs Angola slightly better and allows more freedom in government.

Worst case scenario, emboldened by this victory and newfound security, hardliners within the national party take over South Africa and bring about the horrific situation of escalating black/white violence that both sides were afraid of, while refusing to disarm their nukes.


If the win is early, in the 1970s, the South African expression of hardliner-ness might be to prop up Rhodesia longer? Provide more support for RENAMO in Mozambigue?
 
After portugese withdrawal Rhodesia was a dead letter and while they may have supported the peace process in a stronger way it would not have created a longer lasting white minority Rhodesia.

The main difference I think this could make is in terms of who takes over in 1990, because the transition to majority rule without de clerk in power could become a lot more ugly.
 
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