Angola: Phantom General in Huíla

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War veterans from the Huila province have come out publicly to demand answers on the promotion of local businessman, Luís da Fonseca Nunes, to the rank of lieutenant general, and as a beneficiary of a monthly pension from the Social Security Fund of the Angolan Armed Forces (CSS/FAA).

Nunes is one of the most prominent businessmen in Angola. Notwithstanding, the former soldiers expressed concern that he should be awarded a lifelong monthly pension from the social fund, as a lieutenant-general, without ever having completed military service.

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