How did the cuban military victory over south africa get all those dominoes falling across the region? Well, a you have the successful defence of quinquana. As cuba advanced, pushed its line southward along with fapla and swapo troops, cuba was first granted the right to part a in those negotiations. And ultimately, not only did angola win the withdrawal of south african troops, but nimibia became independent.
The second of Dan’s two-part interview with Piero Gleijeses on his book Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976–1991. This is the story of Cuba’s military defense of the Angolan government against a US and South Africa-backed effort to overthrow the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). The future of the entire region was on the line—including the fate of apartheid in South Africa and of Namibia, then a South African colony.
Learn Southern African geography by studying these maps: thedigradio.com/visions-of-freedom-maps
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