Today in Labor History March 23, 1988: Angolan and Cuban forces defeated South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The battle started in August, 1887. In addition to Cubans, volunteers from the USSR, Vietnam, the African National Congress and SWAPO joined the People’s Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) in the Angolan Civil War. It was the largest battle in Africa since World War II. Several thousand died on both sides, including citizens of South Africa, Cuba, and the USSR
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SMS of the say in The Namibian, a national newspaper in Namibia. #Namibia #HageGeingob #swapo It can be difficult to get to know what it’s like for people living in a country you visit. Reading local newspapers and talking to people seem the most effective ways to really get to know a place.
Uhuru – Podcast 58 – 03-08-18 https://wombat.noblogs.org/2018/08/04/uhuru-podcast-58-03-08-18/ #SaharaOccidentale #CuitoCanavale #WesternSahara #SwapoSingers #RobertWyatt #Polisario #Saharawi #Amandla #Eritrea #Etiopia #Namibia #Africa #Angola #Kibera #Uhuru #Kenya #Swapo #uhuru #Mpla
#saharaoccidentale #cuitocanavale #westernsahara #swaposingers #robertwyatt #polisario #saharawi #amandla #eritrea #etiopia #namibia #africa #angola #kibera #uhuru #kenya #swapo #mpla
Uhuru – Ripartono le dirette https://wombat.noblogs.org/2018/08/01/uhuru-ripartono-le-dirette/ #SaharaOccidentale #CuitoCanavale #WesternSahara #Polisario #Saharawi #General #Amandla #Eritrea #Etiopia #Namibia #Africa #Angola #Kibera #Kenya #Swapo #uhuru #Mpla
#saharaoccidentale #cuitocanavale #westernsahara #polisario #saharawi #general #amandla #eritrea #etiopia #namibia #africa #angola #kibera #kenya #swapo #uhuru #mpla