Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089683

South African History Online (2012) 'Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089683 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089683, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089683. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089683.