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==In popular culture== Savimbi is a minor character in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'', a video game that was released in 2012. Savimbi is voiced by [[Robert Wisdom]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2012/11/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-review/1700649/ |title=Review: 'Black Ops II' Stays on High Ground |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=13 November 2012 |first=Mike |last=Snider |access-date=8 June 2019 |publisher=[[Gannett]] |archive-date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914034200/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2012/11/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-review/1700649/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three of Savimbi’s children took issue with Savimbi's representation in the game, claiming that he was portrayed as a "big halfwit who wanted to kill everybody".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/14/call-of-duty-publisher-sued-by-family-of-angolan-rebel/ |title=Call of Duty publisher sued by family of Angolan rebel |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 January 2016 |first=Keith |last=Stuart |access-date=8 June 2019 |publisher=[[Guardian News & Media Limited]] |archive-date=13 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113194522/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/14/call-of-duty-publisher-sued-by-family-of-angolan-rebel |url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[Activision]], the publishers of ''Black Ops II'', argued that the game portrayed him as a "political leader and strategist".<ref>{{cite news |title=Angolan rebel Savimbi's family sues Call of Duty makers |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35486651 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=3 February 2016 |date=3 February 2016 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203174835/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35486651 |url-status=live }}</ref> The lawsuit was rejected by a French court.<ref>{{cite news |title=Angolan rebel Jonas Savimbi's family lose Call of Duty case |work=[[BBC News]] |date=24 March 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35894116 |access-date=8 June 2019 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701192440/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35894116 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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