Visions of Freedom - The Incredible Story of Cuba Defending Angola's Government

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Visions of freedom tells the incredible story of cuba deploying a massive military and social aid mission to defend angola's government against a us. In early 19 74, portuguese colonialism ruled in angola, mozambique, guinea bassau and cape verd whites and rhodesia had declared their independence from britain. A partide was the law of the land in south africa. South africa ruled namibia, then called southwest africa, as a colony at the time.

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