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Why did Fidel Castro Intervene in the Angolan Civil War?

Why did Fidel Castro Intervene in the Angolan Civil War?

This video explains how and why Fidel Castro supported the MPLA in Angola from 1975 to 2002. The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the largest military confrontation in Africa after World War II. The civil war in Angola was one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts of the twentieth century.

Keywords:
Angola, Cuba, Portuguese Colonialism, Angolan Civil War, African History, Fidel Castro, Angolan Independence, World History
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Material Type:
Online Course Module
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 21, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:
November 5, 2020
Author:
 
Submitter:
Anupama Mande
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:
Presentation (e.g. PowerPoint), Video, Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Yes
Creative Commons:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal

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