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| 1956 | UNITA |  |
| Founds the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, based on the Ovimbundu |
| 1966 | Siege of Teixeira de Sousa | |
| Teixeira de Sousa President Kenneth Kaunda responds by kicking UNITA's 500 militant forces out of Zambia, Savimbi moves to Cairo, Egypt where he lived for a year then secretly entered Angola through Zambia and works with the Portuguese military against the MPLA |
| Teixeira de Sousa UNITA carries out its first attack preventing trains from passing through the Benguela railway at Teixeira de Sousa on the border with Zambia |
| 1975 | Democratic Republic of Angola | |
| During the final stages of the war against the Portuguese (and the MPLA) in 1975, the FNLA form a shaky alliance with UNITA, announcing the formation of the Democratic Republic of Angola |
| 1975 | Diplomacy | |
| During the final stages of the war against the Portuguese (and the MPLA) in 1975, the FNLA form a shaky alliance with UNITA, announcing the formation of the Democratic Republic of Angola |
| Luanda The USACongress forbids the Presisdent to support UNITA |
| 1975 | FNLA | |
| Attacking Luanda from the north, the FNLA are defeated and never recover, elements of the FNLA are eventually absorbed into UNITA |
| 1975 | Independence | |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1975 | Operation IA Feature | |
| 18th July President Gerald Ford approves covert aid to UNITA and the FNLA through Operation IA Feature |
| 1975 | South African Defence Force | |
| Nov The SouthAfrican government tells Savimbi and Roberto that the SouthAfrican Defence Force (SADF) will soon end operations in Angola despite the coalition's failure to capture Luanda and therefore secure international recognition |
| 1975 | UNITA | |
| 18th July President Gerald Ford approves covert aid to UNITA and the FNLA through Operation IA Feature |
| 23rd Nov The FNLA and UNITA forge an alliance proclaiming their own coalition government based in Huambo with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents and Jos‚ Ndel‚ and Johnny Pinnock Eduardo as co-Prime Ministers |
| 1976 | Capture of Huambo | |
| 11th Feb Huambo UNITA's capital falls to the FNLA |
| 1976 | Diplomacy | |
| Jamba Gains Sth African support & establishes a miliary camp on the Namibia border |
| 1986 | Diplomacy | |
| 30th Jan Washington Visits President Reagan at the Whitehouse |
| 1988 | Siege of Cuito Cuanavale | |
| Cuito Cuanavale Defeated after Castro sends in 12,000 extra troops, Sth Africa withdraw from Angola |
| 1989 | Peace | |
| June Luanda The cease-fire is abandoned after 2 months |
| June Luanda UNITA, backed by Sth Africa, agrees a truce with the MPLA, backed by Cuba |
| 1991 | Angolan Armed Forces | |
| 31st May Lisbon The accords attempt to demobilize the 152,000 active fighters and integrate the remaining government troops and UNITA rebels into a 50,000-strong Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) |
| 1991 | Bicesse Accords | |
| 31st May Lisbon President Jos‚ Eduardo dos Santos of the MPLA and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA sign the accord in Lisbon, Portugal |
| 31st May Lisbon The accords attempt to demobilize the 152,000 active fighters and integrate the remaining government troops and UNITA rebels into a 50,000-strong Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) |
| 31st May Lisbon The Bicesse Accords , also known as the Estoril Accords , lay out a transition to multi-party democracy in Angola under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission |
| 1991 | Joint Verification and Monitoring Commission | |
| April The Angolan government and UNITA form the Joint Verification and Monitoring Commission and the Joint Commission on the Formation of the Angolan Armed Forces |
| 1991 | UNITA | |
| April UNITA and the Angolan government began six rounds of negotiations, the Portuguese government mediates the discussion while officials from the USAand Soviet governments observe |
| 31st May Lisbon The Bicesse Accords , also known as the Estoril Accords , lay out a transition to multi-party democracy in Angola under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission |
| 1992 | Election | |
| Sep UNITA rejects the official results of the 1992 presidential elections as rigged and renewed their guerrilla war |
| 1994 | Peace | |
| 20th Nov Luanda Does not attend the signing of the peace |
