This presentation attempts to enunciate and explore historical identities apprehended in UNITA ‘liberated areas’ during the Angolan civil war by revealing the anxieties of people who lived, worked and studied there and have now been experiencing different realities. Their experiences under UNITA’s administration shaped an identity, which translated into social norms and behaviours alongside elements of ethnic custom, which stands out and is different from the people who remained under government administration. Some of these people associate societal changes to the loss of important values, which were present and nurtured in UNITA areas. From criminal activities, unrestrained consumption of alcohol, prostitution, lack of respect for the elderly, for traditional authorities and tradition in general, to problems with education, clothing and language use, all of these elements are manifested in different fashion by these two very broad segments of the Angolan population in the areas around the city of Huambo, although among this subjectivity a pattern exists. For its part, UNITA in Huambo also adopts some of these issues in order to create opposition to the government. These themes are present in regional politics and represent an historical legacy of articulating language that not only promotes these values but also demands the government to pay attention to particular topics. This is one of the realms where one can find gaps in social norms in Angola.

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Linguagem política; oposição política; UNITA; Angola; África