The Cubans and the South Africans

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Until december 19 75, the south africans have in americal superiority. The first cube sowbitrogistical assistant was mid january 19 70 - 76. Until then, the cuban troops arrived by ship. And with the old cuban transport planes, which were the britannia and e britannias, needed to stop twice on route totulande. Barbadoes closed theirt cuban flights. Then the cubans found a guayana, but te americansthe felaa dand asors fell like a ton of bricks.

Part one 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 Support The Dig with money at Patreon.com/TheDig and receive our weekly newsletter. Check out Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters by Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674245952