DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: "CNN 20" today, peace in Angola. (</s>BEGIN VIDEOTAPE, MAY 31, 1991) UNIDENTIFIED CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was the end of a bloody civil war, which by some estimates has killed more than 300,000 people in the past decade. The end came with the signing of a series of agreements at a ceremony in Lisbon. Angola's Marxist president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, made peace with his archenemy, rebel leader Jonas Savimbi.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Ladies and gentlemen, we have just witnessed an historic occasion which marks the beginning of a new era for Angola.</s>UNIDENTIFIED CNN CORRESPONDENT: Savimbi's guerrilla movement, UNITA, has battled the Angolan army with American weapons since the mid-1970s. Angolan forces, with Soviet weapons and Cuban soldiers at their side, bitterly tried to prevent Savimbi from gaining political power in Angola. Angola's former colonial parent, Portugal, mediated a year of negotiations to bring about the agreement. The U.S. and Soviet Union, which fueled the war for 16 years, now promise to stop.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): In the peace accord signed today, there are no losers, but only one winner: the Angolan people.
CNN 20: Angola Peace Treaty Signed, May 31, 1991