As a reminder, at that time the largest opposition party, UNITA, contested the polls and fighting broke out, leading to a resumption of the civil war that ended ten years later, with the death of the charismatic leader of that party, Jonas Savimbi.
Kama itakumbukwa, wakati ule chama kikubwa cha upinzani, UNITA, kilishindana katika uchaguzi na mapigano yalizuka, yakapelekea kuibuka tena kwa vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe ambavyo vilimalizika miaka kumi baadaye, na kifo cha kiongozi mwenye mvuto mkubwa wa chama hicho, Jonas Savimbi.