Editing Jonas Savimbi (section)

===Legacy===
Savimbi was succeeded by [[António Dembo]], who assumed UNITA's leadership on an interim basis in February 2002. But Dembo had sustained wounds in the same attack that killed Savimbi, and he died from them three days later and was succeeded by [[Paulo Lukamba Gato]]. Six weeks after Savimbi's death, a ceasefire between UNITA and the MPLA was signed, but Angola remains deeply divided politically between MPLA and UNITA supporters. A [[2008 Angolan legislative election|parliamentary election in September 2008]] resulted in an overwhelming majority for the MPLA, but its legitimacy was questioned by international observers.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 August 2008|title=Angola: Doubts Over Free and Fair Elections|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/08/13/angola-doubts-over-free-and-fair-elections|website=Human Rights Watch|access-date=20 May 2021|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525025304/https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/08/13/angola-doubts-over-free-and-fair-elections|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the years since Savimbi's death, his legacy has been a source of debate. "The mistake that Savimbi made, the historical, big mistake he made, was to reject (the election) and go back to war", Alex Vines, head of the Africa program at London-based [[Chatham House]] research institute said in February 2012.<ref name="rnw.nl">{{cite news |url=http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/angolas-savimbi-still-haunts-10-years |title=Angola's Savimbi still haunts 10 years on |work=[[Radio Netherlands Worldwide]] |date=21 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223190538/http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/angolas-savimbi-still-haunts-10-years |archive-date=23 February 2012 |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref> Africa expert Paula Roque, of the [[University of Oxford]], says Savimbi was "a very charismatic man, a man who exuded power and leadership. We can't forget that for a large segment of the population, UNITA represented something."<ref name="rnw.nl" />

He was survived by "several wives and dozens of children",<ref name="Economist"/> the latter numbering at least 25.