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Cuba’s Role in Angola Changed the Course of African History

When Angola gained independence in 1975, the Cuban military came to the new government’s defense. The mission had global reverberations, from hastening the fall of South African apartheid to reshaping Cubans’ own identity and worldview. The Angolan experience affected Cuba in several ways: it enhanc.

The Angolan experience affected Cuba in several ways: it enhanc.

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