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eventREF E-0012493Revised

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SADF raid Southern Angola

Date
11 Aug 1982
Updated
30 Sep 2019
SADF raid Southern Angola

The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. Between two and three hundred South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) fighters are believed to have been killed, with upwards of another hundred injured at a forward base in the Cambeno Valley. A significant amount of equipment and material was taken and destroyed, including rations originally obtained from the UN High Commission for Refugees. Click here to read an in-depth analysis of South Africa's raids in Angola.

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How we know this

  1. 01Alexander,E,G,M(2003), 'The Cassinga Raid', [online], Available at www.unisa.ac.za [Accessed: 08 August 2013]
  2. 02Globalresearch, 'US-Backed Mercenaries in Angola', [online]Available at www.globalresearch.com [Accessed: 08 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SADF raid Southern Angola. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012493

South African History Online (2011) 'SADF raid Southern Angola', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012493 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).

South African History Online, SADF raid Southern Angola [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012493, (accessed 2 August 2026).

"SADF raid Southern Angola." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012493. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SADF raid Southern Angola." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012493.

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