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Africa’s Cold War

The LRB Podcast

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The Soviet Intervention in the Congo

The Soviet Union had already made this post-Stalinist turn. They sent in technicians, air crews, other support but there wasn't that much evidence that they had really captured or had that much influence on the groundreally. I think it's, if we look at not the DRC, but if we look to the case of Angola again, where Soviet involvement was a little more direct and the amount of money spent was a lot higher"

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