MPLA leads in Angolan poll
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But Angolans held off celebrating, as Unita insisted their vote would pick up and many citizens feared the losers might reject the vote and return to violence. Mr Dos Santos had 62.29 per cent and the veteran guerrilla leader Jonas Savimbi had 29.49 per cent.
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