Operation Restore ( pt, Restaurar da Operaçao) is a highly successful military operation that the

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n government conducted against

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rebels in Autumn 1999 during the

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.James, W. Martin. ''Historical Dictionary of Angola'', 2004. Page 141. The government captured

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and

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. By December Chief of Staff General João de Matos said the

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had destroyed 80% of UNITA's militant wing and captured 15,000 tons of military equipment.

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