Daniel Ntongi-Nzinga (born 1946) is a peace activist and

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leader in

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. Ntoni-Nzinga studied at the

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before co-founding the Grupo Angolan de Reflexao para Paz (GARP), and the Inter-Ecclesiastical Committee for Peace in Angola (COIEPA) in April 2000, organizations advocating an end to the

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(1975-2002). He previously served as the Executive Secretary of the Evangelical Baptist church in Angola and as Secretary General of the Angolan Council of Churches.

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