A journalist from this country was imprisoned for publishing an op-ed titled “The Lipstick of Dictatorship” in which he criticized widespread corruption. A breach of contract regarding dealings in this country led the Russian-Israeli businessman Arkady Gaydamak (“guy-dah-mack”) to sue Lev Leviev; Gaydamak and Pierre Falcone (“fal-KUN”) were convicted of dealing arms to this country by a French court in 2009. Generals nicknamed “Dino” (“DEE-no”) and “Kopelipa” (“koh-pay-LEE-pah”) form part of a “presidential triumvirate” in this country with Manuel Vicente (“vee-SHEN-tay”). This country operates the state-owned Endiama diamond company and has been locked into a protracted independence conflict with FLEC (“fleck”). In 2019, this country’s government froze the assets of the then-richest woman in Africa, Isabel dos Santos. A civil war in this country ended after the death of Jonas Savimbi. For 10 points, the MPLA and UNITA (“yoo-nee-tah”) fought a civil war in what former Portuguese colony? ■END■
ANSWER: Angola [or Republic of Angola or República de Angola; accept Angolagate] (Rafael Marques wrote the anti-José Eduardo dos Santos op-ed.)
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