Reuters quote of the day, February 23

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''I do not think that those African countries that are refusing democracy have hands wide or strong enough to stop the winds of democracy.'' -- Jonas Savimbi, leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), in a speech at the US-based Heritage Foundation in 1989. His death was announced officially on February 23, 2002, after he died in fighting.

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