Rehabilitating the legacy of deceased leaders is a phenomenon particularly salient in Southern Africa, insofar as memories of liberation wars provoke considerable debate. After a protracted civil war, Angolans remain divided about the contributions of their historical leaders. Jonas Savimbi sits at the center of this division, a binary representation of both heroism and villainy. Martins demonstrates how Savimbi’s memory is invoked both as a moral source of hope for an alternative Angola—one imagined and disseminated by Savimbi and UNITA and appropriated by social protest—and as a technology of fear and control employed by the MPLA to assert political dominance.

在南部非洲，恢复已故领导人的遗产是一种特别显着的现象，因为人们对解放战争的记忆引起了广泛的争论。经过长时间的内战，安哥拉人对其历史领导人的贡献仍然存在分歧。乔纳斯·萨文比（Jonas Savimbi）位于这一部门的中心，是英雄主义和反派的双重代表。马丁斯展示了萨文比的记忆是如何被唤起对另类安哥拉的希望的道德源泉-一种由萨文比和安盟想象和传播并被社会抗议所挪用的东西–以及作为MPLA用来主张政治优势的恐惧和控制技术。