11.   The Angolan president said he expected UNITA would be weakened by the loss of its leader.

12.   The Angolan president added peace was necessary before elections could be held in the country.

13.   The anaesthetist gaffed when he introduced Mozambican leader Joaquim Chissano as Angolan president.

14.   The Angolan president has called on the UN Security Council to set a deadline to force the UNITA former rebel movement to comply with peace accords.