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OvimbunduBantu-speaking people of central Angola. Numbering about 4 million, the Ovimbundu provided the major popular support for Jonas M. Savimbi and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). They were formerly traders; today they farm, hunt, and raise livestock. About half the 22 Ovimbundu chiefdoms were tributary to a larger chiefdom before Portuguese intervention in the 20th century. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Bailundu are one of the subgroups of the Mbundu, whose best-known art producers are the Ovimbundu. Conversely, other peoples such as the Ovimbundu, the Lozi, and the Mbunda, whose kinship with the Chokwe has been firmly established by firsthand observation, are not properly discussed in any of the essays, even though their arts are represented in the different catalogue sections. |
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