Cubans in Angola : South-South Cooperation and Transfer of Knowledge, 1976-1991 Paperback / softback
by Christine Hatzky
Part of the Africa and the Diaspora series
Paperback / softback
Description
Angola, a former Portuguese colony in southern central Africa, gained independence in 1975 and almost immediately plunged into more than two decades of conflict and crisis.
Fidel Castro sent Cuban military troops to Angola in support of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA), leading to its ascension to power despite facing threats both international and domestic.
What is less known, and what Cubans in Angola brings to light, is the significant role Cubans played in the transformation of civil society in Angola during these years.
Offering not just military support but also political, medical, administrative, and technical expertise as well as educational assistance, the Cuban presence in Angola is a unique example of transatlantic cooperation between two formerly colonized nations in the global South.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 10 black and white illustrations
- Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
- Publication Date:30/11/2014
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- ISBN:9780299301040
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 10 black and white illustrations
- Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
- Publication Date:30/11/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780299301040