Complex sentence: The civil war between the army and UNITA rebels began after a 14-year struggle for independence from Portugal, which was granted in 1975.The war cost the lives of more than a million people and drove 2.5 million more from their homes.
Split into simpler sentences: The civil war between the army and UNITA rebels began after a 14-year struggle for independence from Portugal, which was granted in 1975. Still raging, the war has cost the lives of more than a million people and driven more than 2.5 million civilians from their homes.